Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 0.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 38,915 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 369 shares during the quarter. Walmart accounts for approximately 2.4% of Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $3,516,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of WMT. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. increased its holdings in Walmart by 3.1% during the second quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 119,625 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,100,000 after buying an additional 3,556 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. grew its position in shares of Walmart by 58.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 2,901,459 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $196,458,000 after acquiring an additional 1,070,943 shares during the period. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 39,517 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,676,000 after purchasing an additional 9,347 shares in the last quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its holdings in Walmart by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 856,406 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $57,987,000 after purchasing an additional 32,880 shares during the period. Finally, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd purchased a new position in Walmart during the second quarter valued at $217,000. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In related news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.60, for a total transaction of $1,215,375.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 566,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $52,485,124.40. This represents a 2.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.47, for a total transaction of $277,410.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 375,165 shares in the company, valued at $34,691,507.55. This represents a 0.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 140,412 shares of company stock valued at $12,478,116. Company insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Trading Up 1.3 %

Walmart stock traded up $1.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $93.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,873,524 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,161,235. Walmart Inc. has a one year low of $53.39 and a one year high of $96.18. The stock has a market cap of $747.35 billion, a PE ratio of 38.18, a P/E/G ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a 50 day moving average of $90.16 and a 200-day moving average of $80.29. 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 (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $167.69 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 21.78%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Walmart Inc. will post 2.47 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on WMT shares. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Walmart from $89.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Walmart from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Walmart from $75.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Barclays raised their price target on Walmart from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Walmart from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.08.

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.