Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 6.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,494,771 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 535,019 shares during the quarter. Walmart comprises approximately 0.7% of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.11% of Walmart worth $830,619,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its holdings in Walmart by 397,264.9% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after purchasing an additional 104,488,610 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the first quarter worth about $2,532,331,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 30.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 527.1% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $591,620,000 after purchasing an additional 5,664,484 shares during the period. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 28,684.8% in the first quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 4,229,354 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $371,295,000 after purchasing an additional 4,214,661 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction 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 at this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.18, for a total value of $2,081,006.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,354,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $466,679,083.16. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,531,616. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $102.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $818.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.57, a PEG ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $103.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.43. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $109.57. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. The company’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 anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on WMT. 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. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price objective on the stock. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus 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.