109,344 Shares in Walmart Inc. $WMT Bought by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 109,344 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $12,384,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in Walmart during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Walmart during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $125.00 price target (down from $140.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Freedom Capital upgraded Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Walmart from $137.00 to $131.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Walmart has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.88.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 3,950 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.14, for a total transaction of $415,303.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 622,349 shares in the company, valued at $65,433,773.86. This trade represents a 0.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Christopher Nicholas sold 2,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.34, for a total transaction of $308,386.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 569,153 shares in the company, valued at $60,523,730.02. The trade was a 0.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 69,264 shares of company stock valued at $7,401,242. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Stock Down 0.2%

WMT stock opened at $105.83 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $110.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $119.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $839.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 0.59. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $98.88 and a 12 month high of $135.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $187.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $186.64 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.83% and a net margin of 3.00%.Walmart’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.620-0.640 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 2.800-2.870 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Company Profile

Walmart Inc is a multinational retail and technology company that operates supercenters, discount stores, neighborhood markets, e-commerce platforms and membership warehouse clubs. Its merchandise includes groceries, apparel, electronics, home goods, health and beauty products, general merchandise and other consumer products.

Founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated in 1969, Walmart is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company serves customers through operations in the United States and international markets, including Mexico, Canada, China, India and several countries in Central America and Africa.