Eagle Capital Management LLC Boosts Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Eagle Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 7.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 4,167 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 300 shares during the quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $407,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 7.0% in the second quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 56,140 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $5,489,000 after buying an additional 3,696 shares during the period. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 34.6% in the first quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 38,213 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,355,000 after buying an additional 9,831 shares during the period. Ally Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the first quarter worth about $2,107,000. Night Squared LP purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the first quarter worth about $1,052,000. Finally, Monument Capital Management boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 94.2% in the first quarter. Monument Capital Management now owns 55,004 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $4,829,000 after buying an additional 26,685 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE WMT opened at $101.97 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $100.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.40. Walmart Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.98 and a 52-week high of $106.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $812.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.33, a PEG ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.67. 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 announced 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). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $118.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Twenty-nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walmart currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.74, for a total transaction of $1,361,587.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 906,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $93,995,079.36. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total value of $415,320.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,048,455 shares in the company, valued at $108,861,082.65. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 149,032 shares of company stock worth $14,860,951. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.