Walmart Inc. $WMT Stock Position Raised by Main Street Research LLC

Main Street Research LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 2,514.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 335,746 shares of the retailer’s stock after buying an additional 322,903 shares during the period. Walmart accounts for approximately 2.0% of Main Street Research LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Main Street Research LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $32,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WMT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during 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 last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $800,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its position in shares of Walmart by 2.7% during the first quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 37,927 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,330,000 after acquiring an additional 982 shares during the last quarter. Brown Financial Advisory bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the first quarter worth about $240,000. Finally, Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 5.2% during the first quarter. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,511 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.83, for a total transaction of $415,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,048,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $108,861,082.65. This trade represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.47, for a total transaction of $3,104,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $184,921,584. This trade represents a 1.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,531,616. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $102.32 on Wednesday. Walmart Inc. has a twelve month low of $79.81 and a twelve month high of $109.57. 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 company has a 50-day moving average of $102.69 and a 200-day moving average of $99.33. The firm has a market cap of $815.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 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 the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $111.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.40.

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.