Walmart (NYSE:WMT) EVP Kathryn Mclay Sells 4,000 Shares

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) EVP Kathryn Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.75, for a total transaction of $431,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,044,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $112,540,026.25. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Walmart Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $107.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $853.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.67. 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 50-day simple moving average of $101.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $98.28. Walmart Inc. has a 12-month low of $79.81 and a 12-month high of $109.57.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 21,939 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 11,018 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Planning Corp lifted its stake in Walmart by 6.0% in the first quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp now owns 111,661 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $9,803,000 after buying an additional 6,358 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, DA Davidson set a $117.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Thirty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $112.67.

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.