Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Purchased by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI

Key Points

• Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI increased its stake in Walmart by 49.1%, owning 98,093 shares valued at $9,592,000 at the end of the latest reporting period.
• Analysts have mostly rated Walmart as a "Moderate Buy," with an average target price of $112.38, following recent ratings upgrades from firms such as Evercore ISI and Guggenheim.
• Walmart's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $0.68, missing estimates, with revenues of $169.34 billion, leading to forecasts of 2.55 EPS for FY 2026.

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI boosted its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 49.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 98,093 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 32,295 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI's holdings in Walmart were worth $9,592,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Walmart by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 425,961,042 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $37,395,120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,224,154 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its holdings in Walmart by 397,264.9% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after purchasing an additional 104,488,610 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Walmart by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $2,922,770,000 after purchasing an additional 7,706,201 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 387,424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 823,020 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on WMT shares. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 price objective for the company. Thirty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $112.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total transaction of $222,926.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 621,718 shares in the company, valued at $62,998,684.94. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total transaction of $166,973.10. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,993,341.28. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $101.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $79.37 and a one year high of $106.11. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $101.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $812.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.29, a PEG ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67.

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

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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