Diversified Enterprises LLC Sells 1,016 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Diversified Enterprises LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 17,875 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 1,016 shares during the period. Diversified Enterprises LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,748,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 18.4% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 27,476 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,412,000 after acquiring an additional 4,272 shares in the last quarter. Doliver Advisors LP lifted its position in Walmart by 3.3% during the first quarter. Doliver Advisors LP now owns 25,564 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,244,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Financial Strategies LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 232.7% during the 1st quarter. Legacy Financial Strategies LLC now owns 34,636 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,041,000 after acquiring an additional 24,226 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total value of $1,248,712.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 932,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $88,700,258.82. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,255,856.80. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,077,519. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of WMT stock opened at $103.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $822.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.77, a P/E/G ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $100.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.11. 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 12-month low of $78.98 and a 12-month high of $106.11.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WMT. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Bank of America boosted their price target on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Twenty-nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Walmart currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.38.

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.