Strategic Blueprint LLC Purchases 14,182 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its Walmart Inc. holdings by 14.6% in Q2, purchasing an additional 14,182 shares, bringing their total to 111,017 shares valued at approximately $10.86 million.
• Multiple institutional investors have significantly modified their Walmart holdings, with Kingstone Capital Partners increasing their stake by 397,264.9% in the same quarter.
• Walmart's latest earnings report revealed an EPS of $0.68, falling short of estimates, and a revenue of $169.34 billion, below the expected $174.02 billion.

Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 111,017 shares of the retailer's stock after buying an additional 14,182 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $10,855,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 397,264.9% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after buying an additional 104,488,610 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at $2,532,331,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 527.1% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $591,620,000 after buying an additional 5,664,484 shares during the period. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 4,214,661 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Walmart Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of WMT stock opened at $107.05 on Thursday. Walmart Inc. has a 52-week low of $79.81 and a 52-week high of $109.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $853.47 billion, a PE ratio of 40.24, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $98.28.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued 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 business 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%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. On average, analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total transaction of $1,293,468.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 919,189 shares in the company, valued at $90,586,075.95. This trade represents a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total value of $415,320.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 131,622 shares of company stock valued at $13,444,273. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on WMT shares. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $118.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Erste Group Bank raised Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walmart currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.67.

Walmart Company 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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