Bcwm LLC Has $11.07 Million Stock Position in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Bcwm LLC increased its stake in Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 113,246 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,029 shares during the period. Walmart makes up approximately 3.5% of Bcwm LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Bcwm LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $11,073,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of WMT. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Walmart in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. PFS Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 267.8% during the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 320 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 55.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 323 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Walmart news, SVP David Chojnowski sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.65, for a total transaction of $746,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 136,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,535,221.85. This trade represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.63, for a total transaction of $406,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,040,455 shares in the company, valued at $105,741,441.65. This represents a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 128,013 shares of company stock valued at $13,553,747 over the last 90 days. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on WMT shares. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $118.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target (up from $120.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $122.00 target price (up previously from $118.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $119.31.

Walmart Price Performance

WMT stock opened at $116.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.24. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $79.81 and a 1 year high of $116.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $106.31 and a 200 day moving average of $101.46. The company has a market cap of $930.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.80, a PEG ratio of 5.34 and a beta of 0.64.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.31% and a net margin of 3.26%.The business had revenue of $179.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $175.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.58 EPS. The business’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, sell-side analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

About Walmart

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.