Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 24.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 163,001 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 53,926 shares during the quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $15,938,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,150 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,868,000 after acquiring an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $800,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. now owns 15,021 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,319,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 42,912 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,767,000 after acquiring an additional 2,985 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Symmetry Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at about $233,000. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on WMT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $116.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.40.

Walmart Price Performance

NYSE WMT opened at $101.47 on Thursday. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $79.81 and a 12 month high of $109.57. The stock has a market cap of $809.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.15, a PEG ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s 50 day moving average is $102.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.34. 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Walmart’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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.18, for a total transaction of $222,596.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 619,518 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,682,831.24. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s 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. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock worth $15,531,616 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

About Walmart

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.