9,887 Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by MGO One Seven LLC

MGO One Seven LLC cut its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) by 2.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 356,797 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 9,887 shares during the quarter. Walmart makes up approximately 0.6% of MGO One Seven LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. MGO One Seven LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $37,078,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Walmart by 1.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 188,036,646 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $21,297,031,000 after acquiring an additional 2,107,781 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Walmart during the second quarter worth $7,455,131,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Walmart by 6.4% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 28,142,040 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,497,493,000 after purchasing an additional 1,681,353 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in Walmart in the second quarter valued at $2,905,655,000. Finally, Amundi raised its position in Walmart by 44.4% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 20,796,957 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,355,463,000 after purchasing an additional 6,393,326 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WMT. Cantor Fitzgerald raised Walmart to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Walmart from $137.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $132.41.

Key Headlines Impacting Walmart

Here are the key news stories impacting Walmart this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Energy investment expands Walmart’s customer offerings: Walmart is making a strategic investment in Base Power and will offer the company’s home battery systems to Walmart customers and Sam’s Club members beginning in November. The systems are designed to reduce energy costs and provide backup power, creating a potential new customer benefit while expanding Walmart’s ecosystem beyond traditional retail. Walmart and Base Power announce strategic agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Major automation agreement with Symbotic: Walmart expanded its commercial relationship with warehouse-automation provider Symbotic in a deal valued at approximately $6 billion. Greater automation could improve fulfillment capacity, labor efficiency and inventory management, although the investment also carries execution and capital-spending risks. Symbotic stock jumps on Walmart automation deal
• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals continue to support the stock: Walmart’s latest quarterly results exceeded consensus estimates for both earnings and revenue, with revenue rising year over year. Analysts and market commentary continue to highlight earnings growth and price strength as reasons to remain constructive on WMT. Earnings growth and price strength make Walmart a stock to watch
• Neutral Sentiment: Healthcare expansion offers a longer-term growth avenue: Walmart has broadened its Better Care Services platform into a healthcare marketplace connecting customers with third-party providers. The initiative could increase customer engagement, but its financial contribution is not yet clear. Walmart launched a healthcare services marketplace
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and regulatory concerns remain: DoorDash’s proposed $17 billion acquisition of Instacart is intended partly to strengthen competition with Walmart and Amazon in local commerce and grocery delivery. Separately, the FTC is seeking information from Walmart about the use of personal data in personalized pricing, creating potential compliance and reputational risks. FTC orders Walmart and others to share pricing data information
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation comparisons could limit upside: Walmart trades at a substantially higher earnings multiple than Target, while commentary suggests Walmart’s comparable-sales growth may be moderating. That premium leaves the stock more exposed if growth expectations weaken. Target trades at a fraction of Walmart’s valuation

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP Daniel Bartlett sold 3,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.41, for a total value of $416,595.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 618,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,562,863.19. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO John Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.60, for a total value of $1,582,875.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 634,790 shares in the company, valued at $76,555,674. This represents a 2.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 102,244 shares of company stock worth $11,112,044 over the last 90 days. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of WMT opened at $123.51 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $979.90 billion, a PE ratio of 44.59, a P/E/G ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.58. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $98.88 and a 1 year high of $135.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $118.40.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 20th. The retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $187.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $186.64 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.00% and a return on equity of 21.83%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. Walmart has set its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.620-0.640 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 2.800-2.870 EPS. Analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Profile

Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT) operates a global retail business through a network of supercenters, supermarkets, discount stores, neighborhood markets, warehouse clubs and e-commerce platforms. Its stores and websites sell a broad assortment of merchandise, including groceries, consumables, health and wellness products, apparel, electronics, home goods, toys and other general merchandise.

The company organizes its operations into Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam’s Club U.S. Walmart U.S.