Walmart Inc. $WMT Stock Position Increased by Alta Advisers Ltd

Alta Advisers Ltd boosted its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,813 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the quarter. Walmart comprises 0.8% of Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings in Walmart were worth $2,133,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 946,483 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $92,547,000 after purchasing an additional 27,782 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 19.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 697,204 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $68,228,000 after buying an additional 115,634 shares during the period. Oak Ridge Investments LLC acquired a new position in Walmart during the 2nd quarter valued at about $221,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 394,784 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $38,602,000 after buying an additional 28,423 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Planning Inc increased its stake in Walmart by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Planning Inc now owns 3,717 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $363,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Walmart Stock Performance

Walmart stock opened at $101.86 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.34. The company has a market cap of $812.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.37 and a fifty-two week high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. 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 research analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on WMT shares. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Tigress Financial raised 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. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Mizuho reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $106,255,856.80. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total transaction of $1,248,712.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 932,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $88,700,258.82. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.