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Compass Capital Corp MA ADV Takes $1.93 Million Position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

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Compass Capital Corp MA ADV bought a new position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 20,909 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $1,930,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WMT. Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.4% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,345,293 shares of the retailer's stock worth $431,632,000 after acquiring an additional 18,644 shares during the period. Chris Bulman Inc boosted its holdings in Walmart by 5.3% in the third quarter. Chris Bulman Inc now owns 4,244 shares of the retailer's stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Walmart by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,262 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,237 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in Walmart by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 139,003 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $11,224,000 after buying an additional 1,783 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spring Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Walmart by 189.5% during the 3rd quarter. Spring Capital Management LLC now owns 84,476 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $6,821,000 after buying an additional 55,295 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 related news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.99, for a total transaction of $166,384.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 423,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,049,852.03. This represents a 0.38 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 38,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.80, for a total value of $3,754,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 257,281 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,419,362.80. This represents a 12.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 176,777 shares of company stock worth $16,570,112 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 45.58% of the company's stock.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT traded down $2.51 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $94.70. 34,962,340 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,919,441. The stock has a market cap of $760.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.86, a PEG ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 0.55. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $95.62 and a 200-day moving average of $86.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.85. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $57.77 and a 52 week high of $105.30.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The retailer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.78% and a net margin of 2.92%. The company had revenue of $180.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.83 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Walmart Inc. will post 2.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 5th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a $0.235 dividend. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. Walmart's dividend payout ratio is presently 34.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WMT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Walmart from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Walmart from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Walmart from $98.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Walmart from $105.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $102.43.

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About Walmart

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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.

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