Disciplined Investors L.L.C. Makes New $756,000 Investment in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Disciplined Investors L.L.C. purchased 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 purchased 8,259 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $756,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Walmart by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC now owns 80,253 shares of the retailer's stock worth $7,251,000 after buying an additional 1,306 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Walmart by 72.4% during the fourth quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 28,799 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,605,000 after acquiring an additional 12,099 shares in the last quarter. Bryce Point Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 4th quarter worth about $531,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its position in Walmart by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,677,448 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $151,558,000 after acquiring an additional 65,840 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intrepid Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Walmart by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Intrepid Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,903 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $1,346,000 after acquiring an additional 663 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In related news, EVP Kathryn J. Mclay sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.95, for a total value of $343,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 888,309 shares in the company, valued at approximately $76,350,158.55. This represents a 0.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,600 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $44,049,852.03. The trade was a 0.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 178,852 shares of company stock valued at $16,785,080 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company's stock.

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Walmart Price Performance

NYSE WMT traded down $2.67 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $87.10. The company had a trading volume of 32,983,467 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,069,447. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.50. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $58.56 and a 52 week high of $105.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $698.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.14, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.82.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued 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 company had revenue of $180.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $178.83 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Walmart Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. Walmart's dividend payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on WMT. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $108.00 price objective (up from $97.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, February 21st. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $106.00) on shares of Walmart in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Walmart presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $103.17.

Walmart Company Profile

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.