Woodward Diversified Capital LLC Has $1.15 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Woodward Diversified Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 33.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,722 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 6,255 shares during the period. Walmart makes up approximately 0.8% of Woodward Diversified Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Walmart in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Walmart during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. raised its position in Walmart by 77.3% in the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 399 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new stake in Walmart in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz purchased 5,446 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were bought at an average price of $91.81 per share, for a total transaction of $499,997.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $716,577.05. This trade represents a 230.86 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 38,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.80, for a total transaction of $3,754,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 257,281 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,419,362.80. This represents a 12.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 175,177 shares of company stock worth $16,403,728. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WMT has been the subject of several research reports. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Walmart from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Walmart from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on Walmart from $81.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Tigress Financial increased their price target on Walmart from $86.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $96.01.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WMT opened at $101.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $812.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.52, a P/E/G ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.55. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $94.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.26. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $103.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. Walmart had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 21.78%. The business had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $167.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.51 earnings per share. Walmart’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.48 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.