Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Purchased by Signal Advisors Wealth LLC

Key Points

• Signal Advisors Wealth LLC increased its Walmart Inc. stake by 3.7% in Q2, owning 76,658 shares worth approximately $7.5 million.
• Walmart's stock recently received positive ratings from various analysts, with Oppenheimer and Telsey Advisory Group raising their target prices to $115 and $118, respectively.
• The company reported earnings of $0.68 EPS, below analysts' expectations, with revenue of $169.34 billion, also missing projections.

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 3.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 76,658 shares of the retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 2,736 shares during the quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $7,496,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Operose Advisors LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 319.7% during the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. lifted its position in Walmart by 98.2% during the 1st quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in Walmart by 432.4% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the period. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Walmart during the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Lipe & Dalton lifted its position in Walmart by 95.2% during the 1st quarter. Lipe & Dalton now owns 410 shares of the retailer's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total transaction of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares of the company's stock, valued at $184,921,584. This represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.85, for a total value of $1,258,031.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 945,434 shares of the company's stock, valued at $90,619,848.90. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $14,822,719 over the last three months. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT stock traded down $0.58 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $103.69. 14,845,839 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,942,730. The stock's 50 day moving average is $99.24 and its 200 day moving average is $95.58. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $77.49 and a 12-month high of $106.11. The company has a market cap of $826.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. Walmart's revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WMT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 target price (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on Walmart and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Bank of America upped their target price on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Tigress Financial upped their target price on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $112.03.

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.