Kiker Wealth Management LLC Purchases 4,621 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Kiker Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 718.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,264 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,621 shares during the quarter. Kiker Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $515,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Baker Boyer National Bank purchased a new stake in Walmart during the second quarter worth $221,000. RFG Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 111,712 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $10,923,000 after acquiring an additional 9,606 shares during the period. Perfromance Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Perfromance Wealth Partners LLC now owns 212,779 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $20,806,000 after acquiring an additional 2,470 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,830 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Broad Peak Investment Advisers Pte Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at $5,495,000. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,610 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.71, for a total value of $166,973.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 645,968 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $66,993,341.28. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total transaction of $415,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 149,488 shares of company stock valued at $14,917,151. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on WMT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.63.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $107.15 on Wednesday. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.53. The company has a market cap of $854.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.81 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $79.81 and a 52 week high of $107.92.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The business’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, equities analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.