Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC Sells 4,041 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 13.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,946 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 4,041 shares during the period. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $2,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 13.9% in the second quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 471,093 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $46,063,000 after purchasing an additional 57,664 shares during the last quarter. May Hill Capital LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 6.2% in the second quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 8,879 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $868,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Walmart by 114.8% in the second quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 11,514 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,126,000 after purchasing an additional 6,154 shares during the last quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Walmart by 34.5% in the second quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,460 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lifted its stake in Walmart by 40.8% in the second quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 1,141,500 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $111,616,000 after purchasing an additional 330,600 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on WMT shares. DA Davidson set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.07.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $104.49 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $833.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.28, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s 50 day moving average is $102.24 and its 200 day moving average is $98.89. 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 Inc. has a 52-week low of $79.81 and a 52-week high of $109.57.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total transaction of $415,320.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 919,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,586,075.95. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 151,038 shares of company stock valued at $15,525,280. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.