Opinicus Capital Inc. Buys New Shares in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Opinicus Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,258 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 6.8% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 1,059,622 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $103,610,000 after acquiring an additional 67,571 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,639,475 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $258,088,000 after purchasing an additional 26,435 shares in the last quarter. Security Financial Services INC. lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 20,734 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,027,000 after buying an additional 723 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 20.7% in the second quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 160,730 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $15,716,000 after purchasing an additional 27,581 shares during the period. Finally, CFO4Life Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1.6% during the second quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 174,617 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $17,074,000 after acquiring an additional 2,813 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares in the company, valued at $106,255,856.80. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total value of $1,863,353.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,392,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $421,594,770.45. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 149,383 shares of company stock worth $15,365,487. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $116.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Bank of America raised 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. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday. Thirty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $113.50.

Walmart Price Performance

Walmart stock opened at $102.43 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $816.68 billion, a PE ratio of 38.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 52-week low of $79.81 and a 52-week high of $109.57. 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’s 50 day moving average is $103.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.70.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. On average, research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Company 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.