Little House Capital LLC Has $7.86 Million Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Little House Capital LLC reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 5.1% during the second quarter, owning 80,332 shares worth approximately $7.86 million, making it the fund's 16th largest holding.
• Walmart reported $0.68 earnings per share for the last quarter, below the consensus estimate of $0.74, with quarterly revenue of $169.34 billion compared to expectations of $174.02 billion.
• A number of analysts have set new price targets for Walmart, with estimates ranging from $109 to $118, and the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy".

Little House Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 5.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 80,332 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 4,349 shares during the period. Walmart accounts for 2.0% of Little House Capital LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Little House Capital LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $7,855,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Everpar Advisors LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC now owns 22,180 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,169,000 after acquiring an additional 2,039 shares during the last quarter. Dover Advisors LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Dover Advisors LLC now owns 7,625 shares of the retailer's stock worth $746,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 22,526 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,203,000 after acquiring an additional 765 shares during the last quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. lifted its position in Walmart by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. now owns 270,615 shares of the retailer's stock worth $26,461,000 after acquiring an additional 1,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advance Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Walmart by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,726 shares of the retailer's stock worth $951,000 after acquiring an additional 271 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total transaction of $380,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,056,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,511,128.70. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $1,855,781.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at $421,737,000.84. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 119,622 shares of company stock valued at $11,551,646 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Mizuho reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $110.76.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $103.65 on Tuesday. 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 $826.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.97, a P/E/G ratio of 4.97 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $77.49 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $98.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.43.

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.

Walmart Company Profile

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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