Oxbow Advisors LLC Reduces Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Oxbow Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,660 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 454 shares during the quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $2,802,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of WMT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 21,939 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,474 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 13.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 90,440 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $7,940,000 after purchasing an additional 11,018 shares during the period. Finally, PUREfi Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 3.2% in the first quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 26,683 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,343,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $1,855,781.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at $421,737,000.84. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total transaction of $1,293,468.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 919,189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,586,075.95. This represents a 1.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 136,363 shares of company stock valued at $13,668,438. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Walmart Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE WMT opened at $106.30 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $79.81 and a one year high of $109.58. The firm has a market cap of $847.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.96, a PEG ratio of 5.14 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on WMT shares. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $118.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.63.

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.