Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) by 4.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 102,717 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 5,163 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $10,044,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Walmart in the second quarter worth $26,000. PFS Partners LLC increased its position in Walmart by 267.8% during the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its position in 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. Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new position in Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at about $46,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Trading Up 1.0%

WMT stock opened at $116.70 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap of $930.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.80, a PEG ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 0.64. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $106.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.52. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $116.95.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $179.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 3.26%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.630 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.57, for a total transaction of $2,127,411.12. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,334,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $474,958,228.79. The trade was a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.63, for a total transaction of $406,520.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,040,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $105,741,441.65. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 126,403 shares of company stock worth $13,386,774. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WMT. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price 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. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price target (up previously from $118.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, UBS Group set a $130.00 target price on Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $119.31.

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.