Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC Buys 4,680 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 8.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57,619 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 4,680 shares during the period. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $5,634,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Operose Advisors LLC grew its position in Walmart by 319.7% in the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. PFS Partners LLC grew its position in Walmart by 267.8% in the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 55.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. grew its position in shares of Walmart by 98.2% during the 1st quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its position in shares of Walmart by 432.4% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total value of $166,973.10. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at $66,993,341.28. The trade was a 0.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total transaction of $222,926.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 621,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,998,684.94. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Stock Down 1.1%

WMT opened at $101.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.37 and a fifty-two week high of $106.11. The firm's fifty day moving average is $101.15 and its 200 day moving average is $97.06. The stock has a market cap of $811.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.85 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $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, sell-side analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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