Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.

Key Points

• Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. reduced its stake in Walmart by 52.1%, selling 31,733 shares for a total of 29,154 shares left in their portfolio, valued at approximately $2.85 million.
• Several investors, including Brighton Jones LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, increased their positions in Walmart during the fourth quarter, signaling continued confidence in the company.
• Walmart reported $0.68 EPS for the last quarter, missing expectations, with revenue of $169.34 billion, while thirty analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for its stock.

Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. cut its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 52.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,154 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 31,733 shares during the quarter. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.'s holdings in Walmart were worth $2,851,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $8,868,000 after purchasing an additional 21,939 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in 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 during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,084,000 after acquiring an additional 1,474 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 90,440 shares of the retailer's stock worth $7,940,000 after acquiring an additional 11,018 shares during the period. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 13.7% during the 1st quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 13,461 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,622 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In related news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total value of $403,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at $106,255,856.80. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total value of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,787,200 shares of the company's stock, valued at $184,921,584. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on WMT. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $101.86 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $812.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.34. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $79.37 and a 12-month high of $106.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

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