Stack Financial Management Inc Sells 20,094 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Stack Financial Management Inc reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,053,588 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 20,094 shares during the quarter. Walmart accounts for 9.1% of Stack Financial Management Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Stack Financial Management Inc’s holdings in Walmart were worth $103,020,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 5.8% in 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 last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 11,018 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D Orazio & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Walmart by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 18,268 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,604,000 after buying an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,392,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $421,594,770.45. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares in the company, valued at $106,255,856.80. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 149,488 shares of company stock valued at $14,917,151. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE WMT opened at $102.04 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $101.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.46. The company has a market capitalization of $813.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $79.76 and a 12 month high of $106.11.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.38.

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.