Good Life Advisors LLC Has $5.83 Million Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Good Life Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,655 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 520 shares during the quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $5,833,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Aviva PLC raised its position in Walmart by 16.4% in the second quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 3,833,720 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $374,861,000 after acquiring an additional 539,504 shares during the period. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. grew its holdings in Walmart by 7.0% during the second quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 56,140 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $5,489,000 after purchasing an additional 3,696 shares during the period. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its position in Walmart by 34.6% in the first quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 38,213 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,355,000 after buying an additional 9,831 shares during the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Walmart in the first quarter valued at $2,107,000. Finally, Night Squared LP purchased a new position in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at $1,052,000. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.18, for a total value of $222,596.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 619,518 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,682,831.24. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 16th. The stock was 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 approximately $96,241,073.20. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,531,616 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Down 0.4%

WMT opened at $103.07 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.63. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $109.57. The stock has a market cap of $821.78 billion, a PE ratio of 38.80, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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 expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on WMT shares. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $122.00 price objective (up from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $111.00 price target (up from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.50.

Walmart 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.