Monetary Management Group Inc. Sells 125 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Monetary Management Group Inc. decreased its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,983 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 125 shares during the quarter. Walmart makes up 0.9% of Monetary Management Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Monetary Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $3,159,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in Walmart by 23.7% during the first quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 61,894 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $5,434,000 after buying an additional 11,849 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Wealth Management Group Inc raised its stake in Walmart by 2.2% during the first quarter. Barnes Wealth Management Group Inc now owns 5,282 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $464,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Walmart by 1.3% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 30,874,987 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,710,665,000 after buying an additional 387,424 shares during the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The raised its stake in Walmart by 13.9% during the first quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 226,044 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $19,844,000 after buying an additional 27,633 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CW Advisors LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 84.3% during the first quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 86,706 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $7,608,000 after buying an additional 39,668 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WMT. Tigress Financial lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Evercore ISI reissued 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. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $103.00 target price (up previously from $102.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, June 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $109.89.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total value of $403,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,255,856.80. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares of the company’s stock, 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 quarter, insiders sold 88,841 shares of company stock valued at $8,565,205. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

WMT opened at $97.9050 on Friday. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The company has a market cap of $781.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.84, a PEG ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.66. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $97.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 2.75%.The business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 90.0%. Walmart’s dividend payout ratio is 40.17%.

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.