Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Acquires 115,634 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC has increased its holdings in Walmart Inc. by 19.9%, acquiring an additional 115,634 shares, bringing their total to 697,204 shares.
• Walmart recently experienced significant insider selling, with CEO C. Douglas McMillon selling shares worth over $2 million, while other executives also reduced their holdings.
• Analysts have generally maintained a positive outlook on Walmart, with 30 analysts rating it as a Buy, and the stock receiving a consensus target price of $112.38.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 19.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 697,204 shares of the retailer's stock after buying an additional 115,634 shares during the period. Walmart comprises approximately 0.8% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $68,228,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Operose Advisors LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 319.7% in the first quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. PFS Partners LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 267.8% in the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. raised its stake in Walmart by 98.2% in the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its stake in Walmart by 432.4% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the period. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 55.3% in the second quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on WMT. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $118.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America increased 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 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 target price (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 4,373,576 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $451,396,778.96. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total value of $222,926.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 621,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,998,684.94. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877 over the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $101.86 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $812.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.29, a P/E/G ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $79.37 and a 1 year high of $106.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $101.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.34.

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 company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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, research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.

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