Daniel Bartlett Sells 1,425 Shares of Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) Stock

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) EVP Daniel Bartlett sold 1,425 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.00, for a total value of $166,725.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 641,363 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,039,471. This represents a 0.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Walmart Stock Down 0.7%

WMT opened at $114.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of $915.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.15, a PEG ratio of 5.34 and a beta of 0.64. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $79.81 and a one year high of $117.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is $107.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.97.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $179.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 3.26%.The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.630 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walmart

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Walmart by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $8,868,000 after purchasing an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during 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 during the last quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Walmart by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 7,264 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $638,000 after buying an additional 1,825 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Walmart by 527.1% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $591,620,000 after acquiring an additional 5,664,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Colonial Trust Advisors grew its position in Walmart by 0.8% during the first quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 176,175 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $15,466,000 after acquiring an additional 1,325 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on WMT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $123.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $123.00 price objective (up from $111.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.18.

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.