Integrity Alliance LLC. Acquires 224,044 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Key Points

• Integrity Alliance LLC. significantly increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by 637.3% in Q1, acquiring an additional 224,044 shares, bringing its total holdings to 259,197 shares valued at approximately $22.8 million.
• Walmart reported $0.68 earnings per share for the last quarter, missing expectations, and had revenue of $169.34 billion, which was below analyst estimates.
• Several investment firms, including Goldman Sachs and KeyCorp, raised their price targets on Walmart, with consensus estimates now at an average target of $110.76.

Integrity Alliance LLC. lifted its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 637.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 259,197 shares of the retailer's stock after buying an additional 224,044 shares during the quarter. Walmart comprises approximately 0.9% of Integrity Alliance LLC.'s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Integrity Alliance LLC.'s holdings in Walmart were worth $22,755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Walmart by 0.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 425,961,042 shares of the retailer's stock worth $37,395,120,000 after buying an additional 3,224,154 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Walmart by 30.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Walmart by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 30,874,987 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,710,665,000 after acquiring an additional 387,424 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 29,843,892 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,696,396,000 after acquiring an additional 233,040 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Walmart by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 29,188,142 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,562,427,000 after acquiring an additional 823,020 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total transaction of $380,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,056,455 shares in the company, valued at $100,511,128.70. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $216,260.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 626,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $61,547,399.40. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 121,382 shares of company stock worth $11,718,441 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

WMT traded up $2.23 during trading on Thursday, hitting $102.64. The stock had a trading volume of 15,893,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,623,236. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $95.37. The firm has a market cap of $818.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.59, a P/E/G ratio of 4.82 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $77.49 and a one year high of $105.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on Walmart and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on Walmart from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $110.76.

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.