25,684 Shares in Walmart Inc. $WMT Acquired by Edgestream Partners L.P.

Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 25,684 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,511,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Operose Advisors LLC raised its position in Walmart by 319.7% during the first quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 267.8% in the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its position in shares of Walmart by 432.4% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 55.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WMT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Walmart from $109.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group set a $130.00 price objective on Walmart in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 target price (up from $115.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their price target on shares of Walmart from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walmart has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $119.00.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT opened at $114.85 on Friday. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $79.81 and a 1 year high of $114.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $915.68 billion, a PE ratio of 40.16, a P/E/G ratio of 5.29 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 0.80.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $179.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.26% and a return on equity of 21.31%. Walmart’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.630 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total transaction of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares of the company’s stock, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Chojnowski sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.65, for a total value of $746,550.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 136,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,535,221.85. This represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 158,013 shares of company stock valued at $16,657,847 in the last ninety days. Company 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.