Certuity LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 24.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,270 shares of the retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 6,382 shares during the period. Certuity LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $2,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 319.7% in the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 98.2% in the 1st quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 432.4% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Walmart in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Lipe & Dalton boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 95.2% in the 1st quarter. Lipe & Dalton now owns 410 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Erste Group Bank upgraded Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Walmart from $112.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Walmart from $107.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $107.47.
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Walmart Stock Down 2.5%
Shares of WMT stock opened at $101.05 on Thursday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $97.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.78. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.85 and a twelve month high of $105.30. The company has a market capitalization of $806.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.18, a PEG ratio of 4.99 and a beta of 0.66.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The retailer reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $165.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.53 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 2.75%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.60 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.
Walmart Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be given a $0.235 dividend. This represents a yield of 90.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Walmart's payout ratio is currently 40.17%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 28,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.00, for a total value of $2,716,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,064,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at $103,252,135. The trade was a 2.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was 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 directly owned 932,313 shares in the company, 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 144,334 shares of company stock valued at $13,913,350. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.
About Walmart
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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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