111 Capital Decreases Stock Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

111 Capital cut its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 43.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 11,062 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 8,352 shares during the quarter. 111 Capital’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,082,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the second quarter valued at $10,101,000. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.1% in the second quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 39,027 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,816,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.0% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,613,823 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $157,800,000 after purchasing an additional 77,184 shares during the period. Wallington Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 3.8% in the second quarter. Wallington Asset Management LLC now owns 2,988 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Cape ANN Savings Bank boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 8.2% in the second quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 14,431 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,411,000 after purchasing an additional 1,097 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Walmart Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $102.15 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $814.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.81 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.98 and a 1-year high of $106.11. The company’s fifty day moving average is $100.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.68. 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total transaction of $222,926.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 621,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,998,684.94. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total transaction of $166,973.10. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at $66,993,341.28. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877 in the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.38.

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.