Sapient Capital LLC Sells 3,360 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Sapient Capital LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 0.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 401,117 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 3,360 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $39,221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Walmart in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,532,331,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 9,896.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,939,728 shares of the retailer's stock worth $697,029,000 after buying an additional 7,860,306 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Walmart by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Walmart by 527.1% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer's stock worth $591,620,000 after buying an additional 5,664,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board lifted its position in Walmart by 28,684.8% in the 1st quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 4,229,354 shares of the retailer's stock worth $371,295,000 after buying an additional 4,214,661 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $103.40 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $824.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.87, a PEG ratio of 4.98 and a beta of 0.65. The business's fifty day moving average is $98.93 and its 200 day moving average is $95.48. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $77.49 and a twelve month high of $105.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.Walmart's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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 expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $214,214.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 623,918 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $60,750,895.66. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total value of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,787,200 shares in the company, valued at $184,921,584. This trade represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $14,822,719. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on WMT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $110.76.

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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