Viawealth LLC Has $1.17 Million Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Viawealth LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 11.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,003 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 1,568 shares during the period. Viawealth LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,174,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,868,000 after buying an additional 21,939 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $800,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the period. Brio Consultants LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 424.1% during the first quarter. Brio Consultants LLC now owns 12,221 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,073,000 after acquiring an additional 9,889 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management boosted its holdings in Walmart by 9.2% in the first quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 252,643 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $22,179,000 after acquiring an additional 21,213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ramirez Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Walmart by 180.0% in the first quarter. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,400 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $123,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total value of $431,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,044,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $112,540,026.25. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 892,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,241,073.20. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 151,013 shares of company stock valued at $15,616,747 over the last quarter. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WMT opened at $106.97 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a market cap of $852.84 billion, a PE ratio of 40.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $103.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $100.03.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $179.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $175.15 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.58 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.630 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on WMT. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, November 10th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up from $111.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $123.00 target price (up previously from $111.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $128.00 to $129.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $120.00 price objective (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.55.

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.