Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) Shares Purchased by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 16.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,568,029 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 224,699 shares during the period. Walmart comprises approximately 0.6% of Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $141,994,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Walmart by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 22,456 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,029,000 after purchasing an additional 3,002 shares in the last quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Walmart by 33.0% during the 4th quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,832 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,521,000 after buying an additional 4,178 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 19,960 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,807,000 after buying an additional 680 shares during the period. Capstone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter worth $361,000. Finally, Verum Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 6,453 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $583,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, SVP David Chojnowski sold 5,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.45, for a total transaction of $512,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 87,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,993,095.80. This represents a 6.02 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,830 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.07, for a total transaction of $166,658.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 460,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $41,956,404.35. This trade represents a 0.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 97,928 shares of company stock valued at $8,978,123. 45.58% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Walmart Price Performance

Walmart stock opened at $93.26 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.79. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $53.44 and a 12 month high of $96.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $749.19 billion, a PE ratio of 38.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.55.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. Walmart had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 21.78%. The company had revenue of $169.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $167.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.51 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on Walmart from $81.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Walmart from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on shares of Walmart from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $89.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.69.

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.