CW Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

CW Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 18.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 102,491 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 15,785 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $10,022,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1.4% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 431,817,510 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $42,223,116,000 after purchasing an additional 5,856,468 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 397,264.9% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after purchasing an additional 104,488,610 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 94,557,532 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $9,199,712,000 after buying an additional 263,718 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 2nd quarter worth about $5,367,770,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 30,874,987 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,710,665,000 after buying an additional 387,424 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $114.85 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $104.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.71. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $114.89. The company has a market capitalization of $915.68 billion, a PE ratio of 40.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.29 and a beta of 0.64.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its 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 business had revenue of $179.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 3.26%.The business’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. DA Davidson set a $130.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Walmart from $128.00 to $129.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $119.00.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.63, for a total transaction of $406,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,040,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $105,741,441.65. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.23, for a total value of $244,706.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 617,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $68,664,281.14. The trade was a 0.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 158,013 shares of company stock worth $16,657,847 over the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.