Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Purchased by One Way Holdings LLC

One Way Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 328,769 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,734 shares during the period. Walmart comprises about 1.5% of One Way Holdings LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. One Way Holdings LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $34,166,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $123.51 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $979.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.59, a PEG ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.53. Walmart Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $98.88 and a fifty-two week 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $110.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $118.40.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.07. Walmart had a net margin of 3.00% and a return on equity of 21.83%. The firm had revenue of $187.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $186.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on WMT. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $113.00 to $136.00 in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Walmart from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $132.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Christopher Nicholas sold 2,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.60, for a total value of $349,740.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 563,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $67,940,371.80. This trade represents a 0.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.60, for a total value of $1,582,875.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 634,790 shares in the company, valued at approximately $76,555,674. This represents a 2.03% 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 90 days, insiders have sold 98,534 shares of company stock worth $10,692,443. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.