CEO Shake-Up: Recent discussions on social media about Walmart have centered on the leadership changes under new CEO John Furner. Many users are intrigued by how this shift could impact strategic decisions, especially with a focus on centralized advertising and Walmart+ growth. There’s a mix of curiosity and concern about potential execution risks as the company heads toward its 2026 guidance.
Stock Performance: Conversations also highlight Walmart’s stock performance, with some noting a 30% rise over the past year and new all-time highs. A few voices express concern over a high P/E ratio in the low 40s, questioning if expectations are too lofty. Analysts’ positive outlooks, including price targets up to $135, are also circulating, adding to the debate.
International Growth: Finally, there’s buzz around Walmart’s international operations, particularly in India and China, as a driver for potential dividend increases. Users seem excited about the overseas numbers, suggesting they could signal stronger shareholder returns. This angle has sparked fresh interest in the stock’s long-term prospects.
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 61 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 61 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 18 sales selling 11,776,744 shares for an estimated $1,212,734,262.
- C DOUGLAS MCMILLON (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 116,496 shares for an estimated $12,102,771.
- JOHN R. FURNER (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 78,750 shares for an estimated $8,527,700.
- SURESH KUMAR (Chief Technology Officer) sold 30,000 shares for an estimated $3,103,968
- KATHRYN J. MCLAY (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $2,117,520.
- DONNA MORRIS (Executive Vice President) sold 9,384 shares for an estimated $1,127,862
- JOHN D RAINEY (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 11,000 shares for an estimated $1,120,719.
- DANIEL J BARTLETT (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 9,258 shares for an estimated $1,000,150.
- DAVID CHOJNOWSKI (Senior Vice President) sold 7,000 shares for an estimated $746,550
- 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.
Walmart Revenue
Walmart had revenues of $179.5B in Q3 2026. This is an increase of 5.84% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track WMT financials on Quiver Quantitative's WMT stock page.
Walmart Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WMT stock 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WMT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 12/18, 11/13, 08/14.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 11/18, 10/17 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK purchased up to $15,000 on 11/05.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS R. SUOZZI sold up to $50,000 on 10/14.
- REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN purchased up to $15,000 on 10/06.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 07/31.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER sold up to $15,000 on 07/28.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Walmart Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,948 institutional investors add shares of Walmart stock to their portfolio, and 1,649 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC removed 104,494,871 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $10,769,241,405
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 27,042,650 shares (+90.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,787,015,509
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 18,336,685 shares (+18.7%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,889,778,756
- FMR LLC removed 9,662,806 shares (-18.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $995,848,786
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 7,614,172 shares (+188.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $784,716,566
- BARCLAYS PLC added 5,461,028 shares (+71.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $562,813,545
- TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP added 5,138,001 shares (+2081.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $529,522,383
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Walmart Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WMT in the last several months. We have seen 22 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Telsey Advisory Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/16/2026
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/15/2026
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/08/2026
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/08/2026
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/16/2025
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 11/21/2025
- RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/21/2025
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 25 analysts offer price targets for $WMT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $125.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $135.0 on 01/16/2026
- Simeon Gutman from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $135.0 on 01/15/2026
- Robert Drbul from BTIG set a target price of $125.0 on 01/14/2026
- Steven Shemesh from RBC Capital set a target price of $126.0 on 01/14/2026
- Rupesh Parikh from Oppenheimer set a target price of $125.0 on 01/08/2026
- Seth Sigman from Barclays set a target price of $125.0 on 01/08/2026
- David Bellinger from Mizuho set a target price of $125.0 on 01/05/2026
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