Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. Acquires Shares of 2,115 Walmart Inc. $WMT

Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,115 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. 1900 Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 2.2% in the second quarter. 1900 Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,957 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $974,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 17.3% during the second quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. now owns 3,264 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $316,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 2.2% during the second quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 144,378 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $14,117,000 after acquiring an additional 3,172 shares in the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 3.6% during the second quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 12,383 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,211,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 3.0% during the second quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,034 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $590,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on WMT shares. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Saturday, September 27th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Walmart presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT opened at $102.15 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $100.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a market cap of $814.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $78.98 and a 12-month high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.74, for a total value of $1,361,587.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 906,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $93,995,079.36. This represents a 1.43% 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 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total value of $222,926.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 621,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,998,684.94. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.