MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Buys New Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 76,672 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $7,497,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.4% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 431,817,510 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $42,223,116,000 after purchasing an additional 5,856,468 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its position 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 buying an additional 104,488,610 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 94,557,532 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $9,199,712,000 after acquiring an additional 263,718 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,367,770,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 3.6% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 31,973,329 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,126,775,000 after acquiring an additional 1,098,342 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on WMT. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective (up previously from $115.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, November 21st. DA Davidson set a $130.00 price objective on Walmart and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on Walmart from $118.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $109.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Walmart has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $119.31.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT stock opened at $116.70 on Monday. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $79.81 and a one year high of $116.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $106.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $101.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $930.12 billion, a PE ratio of 40.80, a P/E/G ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $179.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.26% and a return on equity of 21.31%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.58 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.630 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 892,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,241,073.20. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.18, for a total transaction of $2,081,006.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,354,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $466,679,083.16. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 126,403 shares of company stock worth $13,386,774. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.