D Orazio & Associates Inc. Purchases 308 Shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,839 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Walmart were worth $1,612,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in WMT. Montis Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 24.8% during the 3rd quarter. Montis Financial LLC now owns 6,036 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Walmart by 86.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 35,697 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,883,000 after purchasing an additional 16,549 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its holdings in Walmart by 0.5% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 214,159 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $17,293,000 after purchasing an additional 1,137 shares during the last quarter. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Walmart by 3.5% in the third quarter. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,779 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,566,000 after buying an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Finally, FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Walmart during the third quarter worth about $213,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Trading Down 1.6 %

Walmart stock opened at $101.17 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $812.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.52, a PEG ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.55. 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 $55.85 and a 52 week high of $103.11.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued 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 return on equity of 21.78% and a net margin of 2.92%. The company had revenue of $169.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $167.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz acquired 5,446 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of $91.81 per share, for a total transaction of $499,997.26. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 7,805 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,577.05. The trade was a 230.86 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Chojnowski sold 5,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.45, for a total value of $512,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 87,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,993,095.80. This trade represents a 6.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 175,177 shares of company stock worth $16,403,728 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WMT. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $100.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Walmart from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $89.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Walmart from $83.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.01.

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.