Kidder Stephen W Has $1.27 Million Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Kidder Stephen W trimmed its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 2.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,015 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 300 shares during the period. Kidder Stephen W’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,273,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 2.6% in the second quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 15,722 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,537,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 7.7% in the second quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 4,972 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $486,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 2.0% in the second quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 10,524 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,029,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 70.8% in the second quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 2,796 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 1,159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 7.2% in the second quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,416 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after buying an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total value of $403,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,052,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $106,255,856.80. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total value of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,921,584. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock worth $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

Walmart stock opened at $102.90 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $101.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.96. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $79.37 and a one year high of $106.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $820.41 billion, a PE ratio of 38.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.86 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 company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. Walmart’s revenue 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, research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WMT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Erste Group Bank upgraded Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Bank of America increased their target price on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.38.

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.