Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC Has $1.21 Million Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC lowered its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 24.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,354 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 3,996 shares during the period. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,208,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Key Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 8.5% in the second quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 4,494 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. Bryce Point Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Walmart in the second quarter valued at approximately $491,000. Optivise Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 7.4% in the second quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,939 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares in the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1.2% in the second quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 15,145 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridgewater Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 9.3% in the second quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 22,496 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,212,000 after purchasing an additional 1,917 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.40.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $101.60 on Tuesday. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $79.81 and a 12-month high of $109.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $810.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $102.57 and a 200-day moving average of $99.27.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Walmart’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, equities research analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total value of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $184,921,584. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total transaction of $2,003,925.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,396,778.96. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 148,838 shares of company stock worth $15,309,020 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.10% 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.