Atwater Malick LLC Has $16 Million Stock Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Atwater Malick LLC trimmed its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 163,654 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 514 shares during the period. Walmart comprises 5.1% of Atwater Malick LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Atwater Malick LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $16,002,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Walmart by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 425,961,042 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $37,395,120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,224,154 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its position in Walmart by 397,264.9% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after buying an additional 104,488,610 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Walmart by 30.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,922,770,000 after buying an additional 7,706,201 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Walmart by 1.3% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 30,874,987 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,710,665,000 after buying an additional 387,424 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Walmart by 2.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 29,188,142 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,562,427,000 after acquiring an additional 823,020 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares in the company, valued at $451,396,778.96. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.74, for a total value of $1,361,587.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 906,064 shares in the company, valued at $93,995,079.36. This represents a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877 in the last ninety days. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WMT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, August 18th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Erste Group Bank upgraded Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.38.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT opened at $102.15 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $814.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.67. 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 Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.98 and a 52-week high of $106.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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. Research analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.