Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by Rahlfs Capital LLC

Rahlfs Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 60,069 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 975 shares during the period. Walmart makes up 5.3% of Rahlfs Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Rahlfs Capital LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $5,273,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in WMT. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Walmart during the first quarter worth about $2,532,331,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 9,896.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,939,728 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $697,029,000 after buying an additional 7,860,306 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 527.1% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,739,038 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $591,620,000 after buying an additional 5,664,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 28,684.8% in the 1st quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 4,229,354 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $371,295,000 after buying an additional 4,214,661 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on WMT. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on Walmart from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Walmart has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $110.07.

Walmart Stock Down 1.2%

NYSE WMT opened at $96.8190 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $772.66 billion, a PE ratio of 36.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.75 and a beta of 0.66. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $105.30. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.22.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be given a $0.235 dividend. This represents a yield of 90.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. Walmart’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.34%.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.24, for a total value of $380,960.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,060,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,997,734.20. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total value of $1,248,712.50. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 88,841 shares of company stock valued at $8,565,205 over the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.