Sculati Wealth Management LLC Lowers Stock Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Sculati Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 13.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,330 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 525 shares during the period. Sculati Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $326,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MJP Associates Inc. ADV grew its position in Walmart by 3.6% during the second quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 20,537 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,008,000 after acquiring an additional 712 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,016,616 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $197,185,000 after purchasing an additional 52,148 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Walmart by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 824 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Campbell Deegan Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Walmart during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $256,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC increased its position in Walmart by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 7,349 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $719,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $102.43 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $103.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market cap of $816.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.51, a PEG ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.81 and a 1-year high of $109.57.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.97, for a total transaction of $1,863,353.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,392,985 shares in the company, valued at $421,594,770.45. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.96, for a total transaction of $403,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,052,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,255,856.80. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 149,383 shares of company stock valued at $15,365,487. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WMT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target (up from $112.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on Walmart in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Thirty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.50.

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.