LSV Asset Management Has $1.65 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

LSV Asset Management trimmed its holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 16.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,840 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 3,380 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,647,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.1% during the second quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 8,707 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in Walmart by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. now owns 25,915 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,275,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,830 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $961,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,995 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, PCG Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,024 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.33, for a total transaction of $222,926.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 621,718 shares in the company, valued at $62,998,684.94. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 137,888 shares of company stock worth $14,241,903 in the last three months. 0.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WMT has been the topic of several research reports. Bank of America upped their price target on Walmart from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Walmart from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price (up previously from $120.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Thirty-one equities 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.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $118.55.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT opened at $105.29 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $839.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $79.81 and a 12 month high of $109.57. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $103.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.89.

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

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.