Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.

Key Points

• GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. reduced its Walmart shares by 2.1%, now holding 336,904 shares, which is 1.8% of its portfolio, valued at approximately $32.9 million.
• Notable individual transactions include CEO C Douglas Mcmillon selling 19,416 shares for over $1.86 million, and EVP Kathryn J. Mclay selling 4,000 shares for about $403,840.
• Walmart's stock opened at $101.86, with a market cap of $812.1 billion, and reported a quarterly EPS of $0.68, missing estimates of $0.74.

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. decreased its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 2.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 336,904 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 7,201 shares during the period. Walmart comprises about 1.8% of GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s holdings in Walmart were worth $32,942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 319.7% in the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. PFS Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 294 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were 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 owned 4,392,985 shares of the company's stock, valued at $421,594,770.45. The trade was a 0.44% 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 Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $106,255,856.80. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Up 0.1%

Walmart stock opened at $101.86 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $812.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.29, a P/E/G ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. 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 Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.37 and a fifty-two week high of $106.11. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $101.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.34.

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). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm's revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $118.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 price objective for the company. Thirty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $112.38.

Walmart 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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