LifeGuide Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,607 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $450,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Operose Advisors LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 319.7% during the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 267.8% during the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 55.3% during the second quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of Walmart by 98.2% during the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its position in shares of Walmart by 432.4% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart
In other news, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total transaction of $3,104,100.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,787,200 shares of the company's stock, valued at $184,921,584. This represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total transaction of $2,003,925.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares in the company, valued at $451,396,778.96. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 149,032 shares of company stock valued at $14,860,951 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.
Walmart Price Performance
Shares of Walmart stock opened at $103.07 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $821.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.75, a P/E/G ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.98 and a 1-year high of $106.11. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $100.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.36.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.Walmart's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Mizuho reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Twenty-nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.38.
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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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