Anchor Investment Management LLC Has $7.17 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,698 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $7,172,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Glenview Trust co lifted its stake in Walmart by 0.5% during the first quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 848,748 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $74,512,000 after buying an additional 4,148 shares in the last quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc increased its position in shares of Walmart by 3.5% in the first quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 47,502 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $4,170,000 after acquiring an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 4.7% during the first quarter. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 691,500 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $60,707,000 after acquiring an additional 31,000 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 33,665 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,955,000 after acquiring an additional 4,257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alaethes Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 9.5% in the 1st quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 4,211 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

WMT stock opened at $102.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $98.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.27. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $105.30. The company has a market capitalization of $815.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.47, a P/E/G ratio of 4.92 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $216,260.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 626,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $61,547,399.40. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $1,855,781.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,737,000.84. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 121,382 shares of company stock valued at $11,718,441. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on WMT shares. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.76.

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.