Walmart Inc. $WMT Holdings Raised by Pure Financial Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Walmart Inc. by 34.2% during the second quarter, acquiring an additional 12,991 shares, bringing their total shares to 50,959, valued at approximately $4.98 million.
• Several institutional investors significantly boosted their positions in Walmart, with Operose Advisors LLC's holdings increasing by 319.7% and Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. increasing theirs by 432.4%.
• Walmart's stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with a target price averaging $112.38 following several price target increases by major firms like Bank of America and Oppenheimer.

Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 34.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,959 shares of the retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 12,991 shares during the quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $4,983,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in WMT. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 319.7% during 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. PFS Partners LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 267.8% during the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on WMT shares. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Twenty-nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Walmart Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $101.77 on Friday. 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 firm has a market cap of $811.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.81 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $100.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.50. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $78.98 and a fifty-two week high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last 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, equities analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total value of $166,973.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at $66,993,341.28. This represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business'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 directly owned 4,373,576 shares in the company, valued at $451,396,778.96. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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