Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,131 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 830 shares during the period. Walmart comprises 1.0% of Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $5,000,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew 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 valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Phillips Financial Management LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Phillips Financial Management LLC now owns 7,360 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 69.2% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,990,710 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $262,453,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223,345 shares during the period. Finally, Genus Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 168.2% in the first quarter. Genus Capital Management Inc. now owns 39,562 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,473,000 after buying an additional 97,539 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In related news, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total transaction of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,921,584. This represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total transaction of $1,293,468.75. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 919,189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,586,075.95. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,531,616 over the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $102.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $818.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.57, a PEG ratio of 4.83 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. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.43. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $109.57.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on WMT. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. BTIG Research started coverage on Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $118.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.40.

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.