Secured Retirement Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Secured Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 15,722 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 396 shares during the quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,537,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Abel Hall LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 4,972 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $486,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 10,524 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,029,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 70.8% in the 2nd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 2,796 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,159 shares during the period. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,416 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 228,984 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $22,390,000 after acquiring an additional 701 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The transaction 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 company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total transaction of $1,863,353.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,392,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,594,770.45. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $102.90 on Thursday. 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 Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.37 and a fifty-two week high of $106.11. The stock has a market cap of $820.41 billion, a PE ratio of 38.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.96.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly 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). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 target price on the stock. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 target price (up from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Tigress Financial lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average 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.