Venture Visionary Partners LLC Has $20.56 Million Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by 5.9%, now holding approximately 210,256 shares valued at $20.56 million.
• Despite recent stake increases by several hedge funds, Walmart's stock is slightly down by 0.1%, trading at $103.01.
• Walmart reported earnings of $0.68 per share for the last quarter, missing estimates by 6 cents, with revenue at $169.34 billion compared to expectations of $174.02 billion.

Venture Visionary Partners LLC raised its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 210,256 shares of the retailer's stock after buying an additional 11,806 shares during the quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $20,559,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 397,264.9% in the second 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 acquired a new position in Walmart in the first quarter valued at about $2,532,331,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Walmart by 30.1% in the first 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 raised its position in shares of Walmart by 527.1% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer's stock worth $591,620,000 after purchasing an additional 5,664,484 shares during the period. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board raised its position in shares of Walmart by 28,684.8% during the first 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Down 0.1%

WMT stock opened at $103.01 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $100.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.31. The company has a market cap of $821.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.73, a P/E/G ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.98 and a twelve month high of $106.11.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total value of $1,863,353.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,392,985 shares in the company, valued at $421,594,770.45. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total value of $1,248,712.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 932,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $88,700,258.82. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 149,032 shares of company stock valued at $14,860,951 in the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on WMT. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price target (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America raised their price target on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Twenty-nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.38.

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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