TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Has $103.26 Million Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 3.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,051,707 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 36,582 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $103,256,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of WMT. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 319.7% during the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 267.8% in the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its position in Walmart by 55.3% in the second quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its stake in Walmart by 432.4% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WMT. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. DA Davidson set a $117.00 price target on Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Walmart from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.97.

Walmart Trading Down 1.4%

WMT opened at $101.47 on Wednesday. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.81 and a 1-year high of $109.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $808.97 billion, a PE ratio of 38.14, a PEG ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $103.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.80.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. Walmart’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. 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 anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In related news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total value of $1,293,468.75. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 919,189 shares in the company, valued at $90,586,075.95. This trade represents a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,396,778.96. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 145,383 shares of company stock worth $14,961,647. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.