Schoolcraft Capital LLC Sells 200 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Schoolcraft Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,704 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 200 shares during the quarter. Schoolcraft Capital LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $460,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Operose Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 319.7% during the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC increased its holdings in Walmart by 267.8% during the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. increased its holdings in Walmart by 98.2% during the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its position in shares of Walmart by 432.4% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BTIG Research started coverage on Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. Erste Group Bank upgraded Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on shares of Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.07.

Walmart Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE:WMT opened at $106.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $102.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $98.73. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.81 and a 1-year high of $109.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $846.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.93, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during 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 for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Walmart news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,550 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 644,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,249,158.28. This represents a 0.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total transaction of $1,414,612.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 892,940 shares in the company, valued at $96,241,073.20. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 151,038 shares of company stock valued at $15,525,280 in the last three months. Corporate 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.