Moors & Cabot Inc. lowered its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 266,830 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 7,476 shares during the quarter. Walmart accounts for about 1.2% of Moors & Cabot Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Moors & Cabot Inc.'s holdings in Walmart were worth $23,425,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 9,896.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,939,728 shares of the retailer's stock worth $697,029,000 after acquiring an additional 7,860,306 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 43,641,936 shares of the retailer's stock worth $3,943,049,000 after acquiring an additional 3,550,037 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1,707.6% in the fourth quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 3,718,058 shares of the retailer's stock worth $324,410,000 after acquiring an additional 3,512,368 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 48.3% in the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 9,765,159 shares of the retailer's stock worth $882,282,000 after acquiring an additional 3,182,477 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Walmart by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 25,917,346 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,341,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,643,413 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart
In other Walmart news, 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at $421,737,000.84. This 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 link. Also, 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 value of $380,560.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,056,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,511,128.70. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 143,912 shares of company stock valued at $13,863,813. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company's stock.
Walmart Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:WMT traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $98.40. The stock had a trading volume of 16,740,547 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,707,151. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a market cap of $785.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 0.66. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.67 and a 1 year high of $105.30. The business's 50 day moving average price is $96.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $95.03.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The retailer reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.03. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 2.75%. The company had revenue of $165.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Walmart Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 9th. This represents a yield of 95.0%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio is 40.17%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
WMT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Walmart from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Walmart from $93.00 to $91.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on Walmart from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Walmart from $107.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $106.67.
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About Walmart
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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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