Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Bought by 1900 Wealth Management LLC

1900 Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 2.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,957 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. 1900 Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. raised its position in Walmart by 7.0% during the second quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 56,140 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $5,489,000 after acquiring an additional 3,696 shares during the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 34.6% during the 1st quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 38,213 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,355,000 after purchasing an additional 9,831 shares in the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,107,000. Night Squared LP acquired a new stake in Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at $1,052,000. Finally, Monument Capital Management grew its holdings in Walmart by 94.2% during the 1st quarter. Monument Capital Management now owns 55,004 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $4,829,000 after buying an additional 26,685 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 price target (up from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Walmart has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.38.

Insider Activity

In other Walmart news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total transaction of $166,973.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at $66,993,341.28. The trade was a 0.25% 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, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.74, for a total value of $1,361,587.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 906,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $93,995,079.36. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE WMT opened at $102.15 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $814.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.40, a P/E/G ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.98 and a 1-year high of $106.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.61.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly 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 net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. Equities analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

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.