Bcwm LLC Increases Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Bcwm LLC boosted its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) by 11.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 113,246 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,029 shares during the quarter. Walmart comprises 3.5% of Bcwm LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Bcwm LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $11,073,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 397,264.9% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $10,496,702,000 after acquiring an additional 104,488,610 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Walmart during the second quarter valued at about $5,367,770,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 9,648.7% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,486,374 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,123,138,000 after purchasing an additional 11,368,549 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 431,817,510 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $42,223,116,000 after buying an additional 5,856,468 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Walmart by 527.1% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $591,620,000 after buying an additional 5,664,484 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WMT opened at $116.70 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $930.12 billion, a PE ratio of 40.80, a PEG ratio of 5.34 and a beta of 0.64. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is $106.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.46. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $79.81 and a twelve month high of $116.95.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.57, for a total value of $2,127,411.12. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,334,747 shares in the company, 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 available through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Chojnowski sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.65, for a total transaction of $746,550.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 136,289 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,535,221.85. This trade represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 128,013 shares of company stock valued at $13,553,747. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on WMT. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Walmart from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Wells Fargo & Company set a $120.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price (up from $115.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $123.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Tuesday. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $119.31.

About Walmart

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.