Columbus Macro LLC Sells 9,426 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Columbus Macro LLC lowered its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,904 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 9,426 shares during the period. Columbus Macro LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $5,760,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Walmart by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer's stock worth $8,868,000 after purchasing an additional 21,939 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $800,000 after buying an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $1,084,000 after buying an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 7,678 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $674,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 90,440 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $7,940,000 after purchasing an additional 11,018 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total transaction of $1,863,353.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,392,985 shares of the company's stock, valued at $421,594,770.45. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,052,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $106,255,856.80. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Walmart Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE WMT opened at $101.72 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.06. The stock has a market cap of $811.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.24, a P/E/G ratio of 4.85 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $79.37 and a 12-month high of $106.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

About Walmart

Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

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