Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s 4th Largest Position

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 3.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 120,551 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 3,907 shares during the quarter. Walmart makes up approximately 3.5% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in Walmart were worth $10,892,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Boston Financial Mangement LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC now owns 30,519 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,757,000 after purchasing an additional 1,245 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 336,886 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $30,438,000 after buying an additional 40,421 shares in the last quarter. Mader & Shannon Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Walmart during the fourth quarter valued at about $261,000. Advyzon Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,681,000. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 1,692,598 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $152,926,000 after acquiring an additional 126,135 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Walmart Trading Up 0.1 %

WMT stock opened at $103.90 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $834.69 billion, a PE ratio of 42.64, a P/E/G ratio of 4.39 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $57.60 and a 12 month high of $105.30. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $95.56 and its 200 day moving average is $86.17.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Walmart from $105.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. StockNews.com cut shares of Walmart from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Roth Mkm upped their target price on shares of Walmart from $81.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $98.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $97.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $101.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In related news, SVP David Chojnowski sold 5,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.45, for a total value of $512,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 87,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,993,095.80. The trade was a 6.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz bought 5,446 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.81 per share, for a total transaction of $499,997.26. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,805 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,577.05. This represents a 230.86 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 175,177 shares of company stock valued at $16,403,728 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

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.