Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Bought by Wick Capital Partners LLC

Wick Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) by 241.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,396 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,938 shares during the period. Wick Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in WMT. Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,709,000. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 42.1% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 275,341 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $30,676,000 after purchasing an additional 81,635 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Walmart by 2.9% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,010,886 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $104,182,000 after purchasing an additional 28,026 shares in the last quarter. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd acquired a new position in Walmart in the fourth quarter worth about $40,855,000. Finally, Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners increased its holdings in Walmart by 466.6% in the third quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners now owns 13,343 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after buying an additional 10,988 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Craig Hallum set a $150.00 price objective on Walmart in a research note on Friday, March 6th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on Walmart from $147.00 to $146.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Freedom Capital upgraded Walmart from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $138.85.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, Director C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.16, for a total value of $2,391,274.56. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,213,406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $518,923,082.96. This trade represents a 0.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Christopher James Nicholas sold 2,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $359,368.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 577,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,607,543.76. This trade represents a 0.50% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 117,246 shares of company stock worth $14,493,147. 0.09% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WMT opened at $117.18 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $124.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $122.04. Walmart Inc. has a 52-week low of $94.23 and a 52-week high of $135.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $932.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.12, a P/E/G ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.59.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The retailer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.66. The company had revenue of $177.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $174.84 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.25% and a net margin of 3.13%.The business’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share. Walmart has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.750-2.850 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.720-0.740 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Walmart Company Profile

Walmart is a multinational retail corporation that operates a broad portfolio of store formats and digital services. Its core business includes large-format supercenters, discount department stores, neighborhood grocery stores and a membership warehouse chain, Sam’s Club. The company’s merchandising mix covers groceries, household goods, apparel, electronics and pharmacy services, supplemented by private-label products and category-specific offerings. Walmart pairs its physical store network with online platforms and mobile applications to provide omnichannel shopping, fulfillment and delivery options for consumers and businesses.

The company was founded by Sam Walton, who opened the first store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962; it is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.