Bowman & Co S.C. Has $4.39 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Bowman & Co S.C. raised its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 44,905 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 353 shares during the period. Walmart makes up approximately 2.0% of Bowman & Co S.C.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Bowman & Co S.C.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $4,391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its holdings in Walmart by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 36,945 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,720 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 34.9% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 66,900 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $6,044,000 after acquiring an additional 17,300 shares during the period. Finally, Triglav Skladi D.O.O. bought a new stake in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,330,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total transaction of $380,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,056,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,511,128.70. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $1,855,781.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,412,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,737,000.84. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 119,622 shares of company stock valued at $11,551,646 over the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $103.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $826.39 billion, a PE ratio of 38.97, a PEG ratio of 4.97 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $77.49 and a one year high of $105.30. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $98.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on WMT shares. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.76.

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.