Future Fund LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Future Fund LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 10.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,061 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 845 shares during the quarter. Future Fund LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $886,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Operose Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 319.7% in the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 267.8% in the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. grew its position in Walmart by 98.2% in the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its stake in Walmart by 432.4% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total value of $1,414,612.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 892,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,241,073.20. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. 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 Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total transaction of $431,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,044,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $112,540,026.25. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock valued at $15,531,616 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. DA Davidson set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.40.

Walmart Trading Up 0.9%

WMT stock opened at $102.60 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $103.02 and its 200 day moving average is $99.46. 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 Inc. has a 12 month low of $79.81 and a 12 month high of $109.57. The company has a market capitalization of $818.01 billion, a PE ratio of 38.57, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its 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). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current 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.