Rep. Ritchie Torres Sells Off Shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Key Points

• Representative Ritchie Torres sold shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), disclosing a sale of between $1,001 and $15,000 on July 11th.
• Walmart reported $0.68 earnings per share for the last quarter, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.74, with a revenue of $169.34 billion.
• The company announced a $0.235 dividend payable on September 2nd to investors of record on August 18th, representing a yield of 90.0%.

Representative Ritchie Torres (D-New York) recently sold shares of Walmart Inc. NYSE: WMT. In a filing disclosed on August 20th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Walmart stock on July 11th.

Representative Ritchie Torres also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties NYSE: ELS on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Northrop Grumman NYSE: NOC on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Emerson Electric NYSE: EMR on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Kinder Morgan NYSE: KMI on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of MetLife NYSE: MET on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Equity Residential NYSE: EQR on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of McKesson NYSE: MCK on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Ares Management NYSE: ARES on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Otis Worldwide NYSE: OTIS on 7/11/2025.

Walmart Price Performance

Walmart stock traded down $1.1410 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $96.8190. The stock had a trading volume of 32,608,689 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,188,701. The firm has a market capitalization of $772.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.38, a P/E/G ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm's 50 day moving average is $97.94 and its 200 day moving average is $95.65. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $105.30.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 2.75%.The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a yield of 90.0%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio is currently 40.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,655 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.38, for a total transaction of $166,128.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 647,578 shares of the company's stock, valued at $65,003,879.64. The trade was a 0.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $216,260.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 626,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $61,547,399.40. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 88,841 shares of company stock worth $8,565,205 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Walmart

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.4% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 431,817,510 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $42,223,116,000 after acquiring an additional 5,856,468 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its holdings in Walmart by 397,264.9% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer's stock worth $10,496,702,000 after purchasing an additional 104,488,610 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Walmart by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 94,557,532 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $9,199,712,000 after purchasing an additional 263,718 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Walmart during the 2nd quarter valued at $5,367,770,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Walmart by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 43,641,936 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $3,943,049,000 after purchasing an additional 3,550,037 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on WMT shares. DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, May 16th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, June 9th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, May 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $110.07.

About Representative Torres

Ritchie Torres (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 15th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Torres (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 15th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Ritchie Torres lives in the Bronx, New York.

About Walmart

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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