Quantbot Technologies LP Sells 8,946 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 30.5% in Q1, selling 8,946 shares, and now holds 20,413 shares valued at approximately $1.79 million.
• Walmart reported $0.68 EPS for the last quarter, missing analyst expectations of $0.74, with revenue of $169.34 billion against estimates of $174.02 billion.
• The company announced a dividend of $0.235 per share to be paid on September 2nd, with the ex-dividend date set for August 15th.

Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 30.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,413 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 8,946 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Walmart were worth $1,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Full Sail Capital LLC raised its position in Walmart by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Full Sail Capital LLC now owns 8,702 shares of the retailer's stock worth $786,000 after purchasing an additional 541 shares during the last quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC raised its position in Walmart by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. Leslie Global Wealth LLC now owns 3,154 shares of the retailer's stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. Monument Capital Management raised its position in Walmart by 94.2% during the 1st quarter. Monument Capital Management now owns 55,004 shares of the retailer's stock worth $4,829,000 after purchasing an additional 26,685 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in Walmart by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,959,752 shares of the retailer's stock worth $698,787,000 after purchasing an additional 838,689 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Milestone Asset Management LLC raised its position in Walmart by 156.7% during the 1st quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 54,659 shares of the retailer's stock worth $4,799,000 after purchasing an additional 33,370 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.24, for a total transaction of $380,960.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,060,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at $100,997,734.20. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart 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 directly owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,737,000.84. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 88,841 shares of company stock worth $8,565,205 in the last quarter. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT stock opened at $97.9050 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $781.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.78. Walmart Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $105.30. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.65.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 21.76%. Walmart's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be given a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 90.0%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.17%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WMT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Walmart from $112.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Tigress Financial lifted their price objective on Walmart from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $109.89.

About Walmart

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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