Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Has $62.83 Million Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Temasek Holdings has increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by 23.0%, holding 715,626 shares worth approximately $62.8 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• Walmart's shares recently opened at $100.45, with a market cap of $800.85 billion and a PE ratio of 37.76.
• The retailer reported an EPS of $0.68 for the last quarter, missing analysts' expectations, with revenue of $169.34 billion, representing a 4.8% increase year-over-year.

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd boosted its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 23.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 715,626 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 133,845 shares during the period. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's holdings in Walmart were worth $62,825,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer's stock worth $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer's stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its position in Walmart by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 36,945 shares of the retailer's stock worth $3,338,000 after acquiring an additional 1,720 shares during the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. boosted its position in Walmart by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 145,400 shares of the retailer's stock worth $13,543,000 after acquiring an additional 3,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ethic Inc. boosted its position in Walmart by 157.3% during the 4th quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 95,211 shares of the retailer's stock worth $8,602,000 after acquiring an additional 58,206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Walmart stock traded up $1.75 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $102.26. 13,673,692 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,959,946. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.22. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $76.49 and a fifty-two week high of $105.30. The stock has a market cap of $815.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.44, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 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 quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter 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 fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $214,214.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 623,918 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,655 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.38, for a total transaction of $166,128.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 647,578 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $65,003,879.64. The trade was a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 121,382 shares of company stock valued at $11,718,441. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on WMT. KeyCorp upped their price target on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Erste Group Bank raised Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $110.76.

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.