Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC Trims Stake in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC reduced its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 94.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,642 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 117,827 shares during the period. Walmart makes up 2.2% of Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Cyrus J. Lawrence LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $583,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. grew its position in shares of Walmart by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. now owns 11,456 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,006,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares in the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Walmart by 372.1% during the 1st quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 22,564 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 17,785 shares in the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at $153,000. Night Squared LP bought a new stake in Walmart during the first quarter worth about $1,052,000. Finally, Centric Wealth Management lifted its stake in Walmart by 25.9% during the first quarter. Centric Wealth Management now owns 28,178 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,474,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total transaction of $1,855,781.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,412,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $421,737,000.84. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.24, for a total transaction of $380,960.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,060,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $100,997,734.20. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 101,966 shares of company stock worth $9,858,673 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WMT opened at $96.97 on Friday. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.67 and a fifty-two week high of $105.30. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.36. The company has a market capitalization of $773.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.45, a P/E/G ratio of 4.66 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart’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. Analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on WMT shares. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.59.

About Walmart

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.