Bank of New Hampshire Trims Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Bank of New Hampshire cut its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 43,168 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 2,385 shares during the quarter. Walmart comprises about 1.0% of Bank of New Hampshire’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest position. Bank of New Hampshire’s holdings in Walmart were worth $4,221,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Walmart by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its stake in Walmart by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 36,945 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,338,000 after acquiring an additional 1,720 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its stake in Walmart by 34.9% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 66,900 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $6,044,000 after acquiring an additional 17,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triglav Skladi D.O.O. purchased a new position in Walmart during the fourth quarter valued at $26,330,000. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $103.65 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $826.39 billion, a PE ratio of 38.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.97 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. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.43. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $77.49 and a twelve month high of $105.30.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The company had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on WMT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $110.76.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.38, for a total transaction of $166,128.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 647,578 shares in the company, valued at $65,003,879.64. The trade was a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $214,214.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 623,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,750,895.66. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 119,622 shares of company stock worth $11,551,646. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.