Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Bought by Embree Financial Group

Key Points

• Embree Financial Group increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by 38.7% in the 2nd quarter, acquiring an additional 4,130 shares, bringing their total to 14,798 shares valued at approximately $1.45 million.
• Analyst ratings for Walmart show strong support, with 29 analysts rating it as a Buy and a new average price target of $112.38.
• Walmart's recent quarterly earnings missed analysts' expectations, reporting $0.68 earnings per share on revenues of $169.34 billion, below the forecast of $174.02 billion.

Embree Financial Group boosted its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 38.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,798 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 4,130 shares during the period. Embree Financial Group's holdings in Walmart were worth $1,447,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer's stock worth $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer's stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 11,839 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,070,000 after acquiring an additional 1,618 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 17.3% during the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 2,679 shares of the retailer's stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 74.4% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 16,160 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,419,000 after acquiring an additional 6,893 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 target price on the stock. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.38.

Walmart Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $103.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $100.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $96.03. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.98 and a twelve month high of $106.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $822.32 billion, a PE ratio of 38.77, a P/E/G ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.65.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its 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). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 932,313 shares of the company's stock, valued at $88,700,258.82. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,077,519. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

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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