Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by PFG Investments LLC

PFG Investments LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 95,941 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 5,073 shares during the quarter. Walmart makes up about 0.5% of PFG Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. PFG Investments LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $9,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 21,939 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $800,000 after buying an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 10.1% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 2,830 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 13.6% in the first quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after buying an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apella Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 99.7% in the first quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 16,238 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,455,000 after buying an additional 8,106 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total value of $415,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,396,778.96. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 149,032 shares of company stock worth $14,860,951. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE WMT opened at $101.97 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $812.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.86 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. The business has a 50-day moving average of $100.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.40. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.98 and a 1 year high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). The business 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%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm 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. On average, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WMT has been the subject of a number of research reports. 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. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price (up from $108.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Twenty-nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.38.

Walmart Company 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.