Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Bought by May Hill Capital LLC

May Hill Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,879 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the period. May Hill Capital LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $868,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Operose Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 319.7% during the 1st quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. PFS Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Walmart by 267.8% during the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its position in Walmart by 55.3% during the second quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. increased its holdings in Walmart by 98.2% in the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 337 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its holdings in Walmart by 432.4% in the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 362 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.18, for a total transaction of $2,081,006.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,354,162 shares in the company, valued at approximately $466,679,083.16. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.46, for a total value of $166,563.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 644,418 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,249,158.28. The trade was a 0.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock valued at $15,525,280. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. BTIG Research assumed coverage on Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 target price (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $113.07.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $104.49 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $833.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.28, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $79.81 and a twelve month high of $109.57. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $102.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $98.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. The firm’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.