Golden Road Advisors LLC Invests $474,000 in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Golden Road Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,850 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $474,000. Walmart comprises 0.3% of Golden Road Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in WMT. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 7.0% in the second quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 56,140 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $5,489,000 after buying an additional 3,696 shares during the period. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 34.6% in the first quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 38,213 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,355,000 after buying an additional 9,831 shares during the period. Ally Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the first quarter worth $2,107,000. Night Squared LP purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the first quarter worth $1,052,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 11.8% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,959,752 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $698,787,000 after buying an additional 838,689 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on WMT shares. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Truist Financial reduced their price objective 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. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.07.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total value of $431,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,044,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $112,540,026.25. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total transaction of $1,414,612.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 892,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,241,073.20. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,525,280. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Walmart Stock Down 1.1%

NYSE:WMT opened at $103.28 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $102.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $98.98. The company has a market capitalization of $823.44 billion, a PE ratio of 38.83, a P/E/G ratio of 4.92 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.81 and a 1-year high of $109.57.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released 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). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS 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.