William Allan Corp Has $7.90 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

William Allan Corp lowered its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 80,770 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 1,518 shares during the period. Walmart makes up 4.6% of William Allan Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. William Allan Corp’s holdings in Walmart were worth $7,898,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 319.7% in the first quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. PFS Partners LLC boosted 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 boosted its stake in Walmart by 55.3% in the second quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. boosted its stake in Walmart by 98.2% in the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its stake in Walmart by 432.4% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Down 1.6%

WMT stock opened at $104.49 on Tuesday. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $109.57. The company has a market capitalization of $833.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $102.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $98.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total value of $431,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,044,455 shares in the company, valued at $112,540,026.25. 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 available through this link. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.46, for a total transaction of $166,563.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 644,418 shares in the company, valued at $69,249,158.28. The trade was a 0.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,525,280. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMT has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $122.00 target price (up from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.07.

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.