National Pension Service Cuts Stock Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

National Pension Service lessened its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 4.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,879,979 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 433,352 shares during the quarter. Walmart accounts for 0.7% of National Pension Service’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. National Pension Service’s holdings in Walmart were worth $868,284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 8.1% in the first quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,085 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $534,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Walmart by 134.5% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 363,831 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $31,941,000 after purchasing an additional 1,418,368 shares during the period. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Walmart in the first quarter worth $210,000. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WMT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America upped their price target on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $111.00 target price (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.43.

Walmart Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $103.43 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $103.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.60. 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 Inc. has a 12-month low of $79.81 and a 12-month high of $109.57. The company has a market cap of $824.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.88, a PEG ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued 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). The firm 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%. Walmart’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 919,189 shares in the company, valued at $90,586,075.95. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,048,455 shares in the company, valued at $108,861,082.65. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock valued at $15,531,616 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.