Rollins Financial Advisors LLC Buys 222 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Rollins Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 3.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,318 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 222 shares during the quarter. Rollins Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $642,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co grew its position in shares of Walmart by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co now owns 19,960 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,752,000 after purchasing an additional 1,360 shares during the period. MBL Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. MBL Wealth LLC now owns 13,598 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Walmart by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 65,934 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $5,788,000 after purchasing an additional 4,382 shares during the period. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Walmart by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,115 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $537,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period. Finally, Acorns Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 8,256 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $725,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,655 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.38, for a total value of $166,128.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 647,578 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,003,879.64. This represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total value of $1,863,353.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,392,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $421,594,770.45. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 121,382 shares of company stock worth $11,718,441 in the last quarter. 0.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Walmart Trading Down 1.7%

NYSE WMT opened at $100.54 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $801.61 billion, a PE ratio of 37.80, a PEG ratio of 4.92 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $77.49 and a 12 month high of $105.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $98.52 and a 200-day moving average of $95.31.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on WMT. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. 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. reduced their price target on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Mizuho reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $110.76.

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.