Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. Sells 123 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. lessened its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.5% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 27,080 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 123 shares during the period. Walmart makes up approximately 2.0% of Valley Brook Capital Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $2,648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,084,000 after acquiring an additional 1,474 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 90,440 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $7,940,000 after acquiring an additional 11,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 13.7% during the 1st quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 13,461 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,622 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of WMT stock opened at $101.86 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $812.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.29, a PEG ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.37 and a 52 week high of $106.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.34.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced 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). The company 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted 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. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.38.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total transaction of $415,320.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total transaction of $166,973.10. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at $66,993,341.28. This represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.