2,387 Shares in Walmart Inc. $WMT Acquired by Stevens Capital Partners

Stevens Capital Partners bought a new position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,387 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $247,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 8,707 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,830 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,995 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,542,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,024 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Cvfg LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.6% in the second quarter. Cvfg LLC now owns 6,684 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $654,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total transaction of $2,003,925.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,396,778.96. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP David Chojnowski sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.65, for a total value of $746,550.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 136,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,535,221.85. This represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 138,597 shares of company stock worth $14,499,943. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on WMT shares. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $122.00 price objective (up from $118.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, November 21st. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, November 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $128.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on Walmart from $118.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.55.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT opened at $109.21 on Thursday. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average is $103.70 and its 200-day moving average is $100.09. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $79.81 and a 12-month high of $109.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $870.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.06, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $179.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.58 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.630 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.