Walmart Inc. $WMT Position Cut by River Street Advisors LLC

River Street Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 11,124 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 884 shares during the period. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,088,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Abacus Planning Group Inc. boosted its stake in Walmart by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 20,452 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after purchasing an additional 2,558 shares during the period. 25 LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 2.8% during the second quarter. 25 LLC now owns 7,499 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $733,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 3.4% during the second quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 16,324 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,596,000 after buying an additional 544 shares during the period. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Walmart during the second quarter worth approximately $2,699,000. Finally, Investment Planning Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Walmart by 13.7% in the 2nd quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 4,070 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $398,000 after buying an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total transaction of $1,248,712.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 932,313 shares in the company, valued at $88,700,258.82. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,255,856.80. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on WMT shares. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Thirty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.38.

Walmart Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $102.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $814.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.40, a PEG ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $100.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.61. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.98 and a 1-year high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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 anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS 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.