Walmart Inc. $WMT Stock Holdings Lowered by Metis Global Partners LLC

Metis Global Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 210,615 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 23,580 shares during the period. Walmart makes up approximately 0.5% of Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $20,594,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,131 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $5,000,000 after acquiring an additional 830 shares during the last quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 262,563 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $25,673,000 after acquiring an additional 1,743 shares during the last quarter. Kinsale Capital Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Walmart by 9.4% during the second quarter. Kinsale Capital Group Inc. now owns 148,011 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $14,472,000 after purchasing an additional 12,690 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 44.8% during the second quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,454 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,068 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aspect Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 27.8% in the 2nd quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 808 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Up 0.9%

WMT opened at $102.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $818.01 billion, a PE ratio of 38.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.81 and a fifty-two week high of $109.57. The business has a 50-day moving average of $103.02 and a 200-day moving average of $99.43.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly 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). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WMT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho restated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Walmart has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total transaction of $415,320.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,048,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $108,861,082.65. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total value of $1,293,468.75. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 919,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,586,075.95. This trade represents a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,531,616. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.