Verdence Capital Advisors LLC Buys 372 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 35,432 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 372 shares during the quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $3,464,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. RoundAngle Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Walmart by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,995 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Concord Asset Management LLC VA raised its holdings in Walmart by 13.7% in the 2nd quarter. Concord Asset Management LLC VA now owns 27,864 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,725,000 after buying an additional 3,348 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Walmart by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 755,828 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $73,905,000 after buying an additional 30,320 shares during the last quarter. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Walmart by 67.7% in the 2nd quarter. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. now owns 23,261 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,274,000 after buying an additional 9,390 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vest Financial LLC raised its holdings in Walmart by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 611,288 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $59,772,000 after buying an additional 7,103 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total value of $415,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,048,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of Walmart 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 621,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,998,684.94. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 149,488 shares of company stock worth $14,917,151 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $102.04 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $813.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.76 and a 52 week high of $106.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $101.27 and a 200-day moving average of $97.46.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast 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 issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price target for the company. Mizuho restated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.38.

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.