MFA Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires New Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• MFA Wealth Advisors LLC has acquired a new position in Walmart Inc. by purchasing 2,570 shares, valued at approximately $251,000.
• Recent insider transactions at Walmart include Kathryn J. Mclay selling 4,000 shares worth $415,320 and John R. Furner selling 13,125 shares for approximately $1.36 million.
• Analysts are optimistic about Walmart's stock, with twenty-nine analysts rating it as a Buy and an average target price set at $112.62.

MFA Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,570 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $251,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. increased its stake in Walmart by 0.4% in the first quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. now owns 25,915 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,275,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 3.7% during the first quarter. Scott & Selber Inc. now owns 2,920 shares of the retailer's stock worth $256,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.4% during the first quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,794 shares of the retailer's stock worth $684,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Lauterbach Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.8% during the first quarter. Lauterbach Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,885 shares of the retailer's stock worth $517,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.4% during the first quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,799 shares of the retailer's stock worth $685,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total value of $415,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.74, for a total transaction of $1,361,587.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 906,064 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $93,995,079.36. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $14,960,635. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on WMT. Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price target (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.62.

Walmart Trading Up 0.4%

WMT opened at $102.79 on Tuesday. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.98 and a 1-year 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. The company has a market cap of $819.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.82 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $99.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.72.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last posted 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). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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