Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group Purchases Shares of 4,617 Walmart Inc. $WMT

Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,617 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $451,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 0.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 425,961,042 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $37,395,120,000 after buying an additional 3,224,154 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 7,706,201 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.3% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 30,874,987 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,710,665,000 after purchasing an additional 387,424 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 2.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 29,188,142 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,562,427,000 after purchasing an additional 823,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the first quarter worth about $2,532,331,000. 26.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $214,214.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 623,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,750,895.66. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total transaction of $3,104,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 1,787,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $184,921,584. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 134,107 shares of company stock worth $13,183,727 in the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $103.69 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $77.49 and a twelve month high of $106.11. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $99.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.58. The firm has a market cap of $826.70 billion, a PE ratio of 38.98, a P/E/G ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 0.65.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on WMT. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price 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. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price objective on Walmart from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Walmart from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $112.03.

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.