Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by Whipplewood Advisors LLC

Whipplewood Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,616 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 214 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $256,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Interchange Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Walmart by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 7,928 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $775,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares during the period. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at about $492,000. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Walmart by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 43,880 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $4,291,000 after acquiring an additional 968 shares during the period. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. increased its position in Walmart by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. now owns 12,461 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the period. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Walmart by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 201,564 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $19,709,000 after acquiring an additional 6,607 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total transaction of $1,414,612.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 892,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,241,073.20. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total value of $431,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,044,455 shares in the company, valued at $112,540,026.25. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,525,280. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $106.22 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $102.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $846.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 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 12 month low of $79.81 and a 12 month high of $109.57.

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 firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for 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%.Walmart’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on WMT. Erste Group Bank upgraded Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Bank of America boosted their target price on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.07.

About Walmart

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.