25 LLC Buys 201 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

25 LLC boosted its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,499 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. 25 LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $733,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Crews Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 3.4% in the second quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 16,324 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after buying an additional 544 shares during the period. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,699,000. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Walmart by 13.7% during the second quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 4,070 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $398,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Matauro LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 0.9% during the second quarter. Matauro LLC now owns 20,556 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,010,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 20.7% during the second quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,496 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 2,140 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total value of $415,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total value of $166,973.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 645,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,993,341.28. This represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT opened at $102.15 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $814.46 billion, a PE ratio of 38.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.79 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $100.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $96.61. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $78.98 and a 12-month high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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 forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Wolfe Research began coverage on Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.