Walmart Inc. $WMT Stock Holdings Increased by Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by 2.8% in Q2, bringing its total ownership to 142,678 shares valued at approximately $13.95 million.
• Walmart's stock recently opened at $103.07, with a market capitalization of $821.76 billion, and reported a quarterly EPS of $0.68, missing estimates by $0.06.
• Wall Street analysts remain bullish on Walmart, with 29 analysts rating it as a Buy and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 142,678 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 3,947 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $13,951,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 0.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 425,961,042 shares of the retailer's stock worth $37,395,120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,224,154 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its position in Walmart by 397,264.9% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after acquiring an additional 104,488,610 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised 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 valued at $2,922,770,000 after acquiring an additional 7,706,201 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Walmart by 1.3% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Walmart by 2.9% during the first 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 in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WMT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Walmart Price Performance

Walmart stock opened at $103.07 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $821.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.75, a PEG ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.98 and a 1 year high of $106.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of $100.45 and a 200-day moving average of $96.36. 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 posted its 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). 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 analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart's quarterly revenue 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, equities analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total value of $1,248,712.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 932,313 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,700,258.82. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total value 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. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 149,032 shares of company stock valued at $14,860,951 over the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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