Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI Sells 1,255 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI trimmed its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 43,305 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 1,255 shares during the period. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI’s holdings in Walmart were worth $4,234,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,868,000 after purchasing an additional 21,939 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 134.5% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 363,831 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $31,941,000 after buying an additional 1,418,368 shares during the last quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 8.0% in the first quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 108,314 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $9,509,000 after buying an additional 8,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Walmart by 2.4% during the first quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 34,437 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,023,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Down 0.1%

WMT opened at $102.43 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $103.40 and a 200-day moving average of $99.70. The company has a market capitalization of $816.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.51, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.81 and a fifty-two week 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.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly 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). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart’s revenue 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,787,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,921,584. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 892,940 shares in the company, valued at $96,241,073.20. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 149,383 shares of company stock valued at $15,365,487 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on WMT shares. Tigress Financial increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price target for the company. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Thirty-two equities research 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 company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.50.

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.