Walmart Inc. $WMT Position Trimmed by Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV

Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV lessened its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,639 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 1,832 shares during the quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,236,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. grew its stake in Walmart by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 56,140 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $5,489,000 after acquiring an additional 3,696 shares in the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management grew its stake in Walmart by 34.6% during the 1st quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 38,213 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,355,000 after acquiring an additional 9,831 shares in the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,107,000. Night Squared LP purchased a new position in Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,052,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Walmart by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,959,752 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $698,787,000 after acquiring an additional 838,689 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In related news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total value of $1,414,612.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 892,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,241,073.20. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total value of $222,926.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 621,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,998,684.94. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 148,838 shares of company stock worth $15,309,020. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WMT shares. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 price target (up from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.40.

Walmart Stock Down 1.0%

WMT opened at $101.25 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $102.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.15. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $79.81 and a twelve month high of $109.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market cap of $807.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted 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 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

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.