Greenwood Gearhart Inc. Sells 1,884 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Greenwood Gearhart Inc. decreased its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 580,664 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 1,884 shares during the quarter. Walmart makes up 3.5% of Greenwood Gearhart Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Greenwood Gearhart Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $56,777,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 21,939 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,849 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 13.6% in the first quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 12,345 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 1,474 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 13.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 90,440 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $7,940,000 after purchasing an additional 11,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in Walmart by 13.7% in the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 13,461 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total value of $1,248,712.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 932,313 shares in the company, valued at $88,700,258.82. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CTO Suresh Kumar sold 30,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,787,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,921,584. This trade represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,232 shares of company stock valued at $15,083,877. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

NYSE:WMT opened at $101.86 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $101.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.26. Walmart Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.37 and a 1-year high of $106.11. 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 firm has a market cap of $812.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.80 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WMT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price target on shares of Walmart and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.38.

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.