Sales Memo Triggers Dip: Social media chatter intensified around Walmart shares after a reported internal memo raised flags over potential softening in comparable store sales. Traders noted the stock's immediate pullback and debated how this could impact broader retail trends.
Technical Breakdown Alert: Discussions highlighted the shares closing below the 200-day moving average for consecutive sessions, marking the first such occurrence in over a year. Participants weighed this bellwether signal against recent performance gains relative to peers like DoorDash.
Insider Activity Scrutiny: Attention turned to large-scale share sales by the Walton family, with observers linking it to valuation concerns as shares briefly exceeded certain fair value estimates. Overall tone reflected investor caution amid these developments.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Walmart Insider Trading Activity
Walmart insiders have traded $WMT stock on the open market 68 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 68 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WMT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- FAMILY HOLDINGS TRUST WALTON has made 0 purchases and 31 sales selling 18,897,704 shares for an estimated $2,310,088,161.
- C DOUGLAS MCMILLON has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 97,080 shares for an estimated $12,035,512.
- DONNA MORRIS (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 85,565 shares for an estimated $10,558,308.
- JOHN R. FURNER (President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 65,625 shares for an estimated $8,137,167.
- CHRISTOPHER JAMES NICHOLAS (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 42,782 shares for an estimated $5,221,819.
- JOHN D RAINEY (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 40,000 shares for an estimated $5,001,067.
- LATRIECE WATKINS (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 21,000 shares for an estimated $2,523,300.
- DAVID W GUGGINA (Executive Vice President) sold 11,978 shares for an estimated $1,435,203
- DANIEL J BARTLETT (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 7,938 shares for an estimated $1,000,624.
- DANIEL DANKER (Executive Vice President) sold 4,365 shares for an estimated $524,629
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
Walmart Revenue
Walmart had revenues of $177.8B in Q1 2027. This is an increase of 7.33% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track WMT financials on Quiver Quantitative's WMT stock page.
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Walmart Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WMT stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WMT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MCGUIRE sold up to $15,000 on 01/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased up to $100,000 on 01/13.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
Walmart Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,936 institutional investors add shares of Walmart stock to their portfolio, and 2,169 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 39,823,763 shares (-97.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $4,933,168,641
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD removed 11,009,092 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,363,751,271
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 10,541,595 shares (-97.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,305,840,080
- BARCLAYS PLC added 9,534,948 shares (+135.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,181,141,683
- FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC removed 9,269,001 shares (-25.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,148,197,498
- FMR LLC removed 7,789,806 shares (-19.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $964,962,218
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP removed 6,771,429 shares (-76.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $838,810,767
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
Walmart Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WMT in the last several months. We have seen 6 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 05/07/2026
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 05/06/2026
- Telsey Advisory Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/16/2026
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/15/2026
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/08/2026
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/08/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Walmart, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WMT forecast page.
Walmart Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WMT recently. We have seen 23 analysts offer price targets for $WMT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $140.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Robert Drbul from BTIG set a target price of $145.0 on 06/08/2026
- Ivan Feinseth from Tigress Financial set a target price of $155.0 on 05/29/2026
- Michael Lasser from UBS set a target price of $141.0 on 05/22/2026
- Chris Bottiglieri from BNP Paribas set a target price of $146.0 on 05/22/2026
- Steven Shemesh from RBC Capital set a target price of $137.0 on 05/22/2026
- Georgy Vashchenko from Freedom Broker set a target price of $133.0 on 05/21/2026
- Peter Keith from Piper Sandler set a target price of $137.0 on 05/15/2026
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