Retail reverberations after Walmart's earnings surprise
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Walmart reported earnings that surprised the market, creating ripple effects across the retail sector.
Walmart reported earnings that surprised the market, creating ripple effects across the retail sector.
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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.
Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in Walmart Inc..
0 discretionary purchases · 0 discretionary sales
Confidence: Low
| Insiders | Activity | Description | Shares | Avg. price / share | Est. value | Trade date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEOFurner John R. | Non-informative sell | CommonReported 10b5-1 plan (S) | 7,089 | $120.3265 | $852,995 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| President & CEOFurner John R. | Non-informative sell | CommonReported 10b5-1 plan (S) | 6,036 | $120.9256 | $729,907 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Executive Vice PresidentNicholas Christopher James | Non-informative sell | CommonReported 10b5-1 plan (S) | 1,600 | $120.3264 | $192,522 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Executive Vice PresidentNicholas Christopher James | Non-informative sell | CommonReported 10b5-1 plan (S) | 1,300 | $120.9454 | $157,229 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Executive Vice PresidentWatkins Latriece | Non-informative sell | CommonReported 10b5-1 plan (S) | 5,000 | $115.00 | $575,000 | Oct 14, 2026 |
As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.
Quarterly reported positions. These filings can arrive up to 45 days after quarter-end and are not real-time trades.
Institutional ownership: 43.17%
Open short positions reported twice monthly; this is not daily short-sale volume.
Recent reported earnings per share compared with the analyst consensus available from Nasdaq.
| Owner | Activity | Change | Shares held | Value (thousands) | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | Buy | 4,304,436 (0.988%) | 439,957,146 | $53,287,610 | 12/31/2025 |
| Blackrock, Inc. | Buy | 1,110,560 (0.315%) | 354,196,208 | $42,900,245 | 6/30/2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management Llc | Buy | 1,497,571 (0.526%) | 286,350,346 | $34,682,754 | 6/30/2026 |
| State Street Corp | Buy | 2,107,781 (1.134%) | 188,036,646 | $22,774,999 | 6/30/2026 |
| Invesco Ltd. | Buy | 2,356,515 (1.613%) | 148,459,333 | $17,981,394 | 6/30/2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, Llc | Buy | 593,609 (0.561%) | 106,449,749 | $12,893,194 | 6/30/2026 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Sell | -26,159,864 (-21.36%) | 96,309,921 | $11,665,058 | 6/30/2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc | Buy | 1,068,814 (1.141%) | 94,765,592 | $11,478,009 | 6/30/2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Buy | 2,412,450 (2.808%) | 88,318,921 | $10,697,188 | 6/30/2026 |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | Sell | -21,092 (-0.032%) | 65,823,155 | $7,972,501 | 6/30/2026 |
| Norges Bank | Sell | -546,893 (-0.943%) | 57,423,929 | $6,955,186 | 6/30/2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Buy | 4,185,823 (10.995%) | 42,255,005 | $5,117,926 | 6/30/2026 |
Source: Nasdaq
| Settlement date | Short interest | Avg. daily volume | Change vs. previous report | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 80,940,754 | 23,854,695 | +0.44% | 3.39 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 80,590,071 | 20,698,922 | -5.57% | 3.89 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 85,346,340 | 33,468,468 | +35.32% | 2.55 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 63,070,567 | 20,418,600 | -12.45% | 3.09 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 72,040,994 | 22,380,223 | -3.17% | 3.22 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 74,400,164 | 21,810,772 | -11.30% | 3.41 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 83,880,603 | 24,071,957 | +0.29% | 3.48 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 83,639,731 | 24,279,897 | — | 3.44 |
Source: Nasdaq
| Fiscal quarter | Reported | EPS | Consensus | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | 0.81 | 0.73 | +10.96% |
| Apr 2026 | May 21, 2026 | 0.66 | 0.65 | +1.54% |
| Jan 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | 0.74 | 0.73 | +1.37% |
| Oct 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | 0.62 | 0.61 | +1.64% |
Source: Nasdaq
