Longview Financial Advisors Inc. Buys 2,857 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Longview Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Walmart by 115.0%, acquiring an additional 2,857 shares in the second quarter, bringing its total shares to 5,342, valued at approximately $522,000.
• Walmart's recent earnings report showed $0.68 earnings per share, missing estimates by ($0.06), with a revenue of $169.34 billion that fell short of expectations.
• Analysts remain optimistic, with 31 investment analysts rating Walmart as a buy and setting an average price target of $112.67 for the stock.

Longview Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 115.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,342 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 2,857 shares during the quarter. Walmart makes up about 0.4% of Longview Financial Advisors Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Longview Financial Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Walmart were worth $522,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gill Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Walmart in the second quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Hoge Financial Services LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 11.1% in the second quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC now owns 3,506 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 26.9% in the second quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 249,158 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $24,363,000 after purchasing an additional 52,820 shares in the last quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. grew its stake in Walmart by 9.0% in the second quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 65,647 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $6,399,000 after purchasing an additional 5,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI grew its stake in Walmart by 12.2% in the second quarter. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI now owns 5,498 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $538,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $107.14 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $854.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.28, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $98.28. 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 Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.81 and a 1-year high of $109.57.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total value of $1,293,468.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 919,189 shares of the company's stock, valued at $90,586,075.95. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares of the company's stock, valued at $451,396,778.96. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 131,622 shares of company stock worth $13,444,273. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Erste Group Bank raised Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, 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 report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $112.67.

Walmart 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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