Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Has $5.35 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. decreased its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 17.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,721 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 11,192 shares during the quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $5,351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Walmart by 0.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 425,961,042 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $37,395,120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,224,154 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 397,264.9% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $10,496,702,000 after purchasing an additional 104,488,610 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 30,874,987 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,710,665,000 after buying an additional 387,424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Walmart by 2.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 29,188,142 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,562,427,000 after buying an additional 823,020 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Walmart Stock Down 1.0%

Walmart stock opened at $101.25 on Friday. 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 fifty-two week low of $79.81 and a fifty-two week high of $109.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $102.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.15. The firm has a market cap of $807.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.06, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $111.00 target price (up from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $122.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Thirty-one 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.com, Walmart has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total value of $1,293,468.75. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 919,189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,586,075.95. This represents a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 148,838 shares of company stock valued at $15,309,020. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.