B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Lowers Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG trimmed its position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) by 19.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 210,646 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 51,441 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Walmart were worth $19,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Walmart in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Horizon Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 1,007.7% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Financial Services LLC now owns 288 shares of the retailer's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Walmart in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Noble Wealth Management PBC purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WMT. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Walmart from $98.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Citigroup restated a "positive" rating on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $103.17.

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Walmart Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of WMT stock traded up $0.91 on Tuesday, hitting $88.70. The stock had a trading volume of 22,070,021 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,996,645. The firm has a market capitalization of $711.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.81, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company's 50 day moving average price is $94.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.46. Walmart Inc. has a 1 year low of $58.56 and a 1 year high of $105.30.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The retailer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.02. Walmart had a net margin of 2.85% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $180.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.83 billion. Analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Walmart Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 5th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.06%. Walmart's payout ratio is 39.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.62, for a total value of $2,697,464.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 3,766,491 shares in the company, valued at $348,852,396.42. The trade was a 0.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.96, for a total transaction of $1,220,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 568,626 shares in the company, valued at $52,859,472.96. The trade was a 2.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 176,652 shares of company stock worth $16,590,028 in the last quarter. 45.58% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.