Gabalex Capital Management Llc decreased its stake in Walmart Inc (WMT) by 30% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Gabalex Capital Management Llc sold 75,000 shares as the company’s stock rose 0.40% with the market. The hedge fund held 175,000 shares of the consumer services company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $16.30M, down from 250,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Gabalex Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Walmart Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $296.04 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.22% or $0.23 during the last trading session, reaching $103.16. About 3.64M shares traded. Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has risen 9.85% since April 18, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 5.48% the S&P500. Some Historical WMT News: 07/03/2018 – EXCLUSIVE-Walmart Brazil ops bidders peg unit’s back taxes at up to $3 bln; 29/04/2018 – Walmart it Talks with Advent International on Brazil Unit; 02/04/2018 – WALMART IS SAID TO BE LOOKING AT BUYING PILLPACK: CNBC; 07/03/2018 – Brad Haynes: Today’s other big Brazil retail scoop: @tbautzer and @carolinamandl broke news of up to $3 billion in back taxes; 03/04/2018 – Walmart’s Global Money-Wiring Platform Comes Four Years AFter Domestic Money-Transfer Service Walmart2Walmart; 11/05/2018 – Infowars: Google Parent Company, Walmart Both Invest in “India’s Amazon”; 13/03/2018 – Times of India: SoftBank likely to part-sell Flipkart stake to Walmart; 30/04/2018 – S&PGRBulletin: Walmart Rtgs Unaffected By Sale Of British Unit; 09/05/2018 – Bloomberg Markets: Walmart Buys Flipkart, Flying Cars in L.A; 09/05/2018 – SOFTBANK’S SON SAYS WALMART IS PURCHASING FLIPKART

Sky Investment Group Llc decreased its stake in Whirlpool Corp (WHR) by 66% based on its latest 2018Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Sky Investment Group Llc sold 4,832 shares as the company’s stock rose 13.25% with the market. The institutional investor held 2,489 shares of the consumer electronics and appliances company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at $266,000, down from 7,321 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Sky Investment Group Llc who had been investing in Whirlpool Corp for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $8.71B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.34% or $0.47 during the last trading session, reaching $136.88. About 546,578 shares traded. Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) has declined 10.97% since April 18, 2018 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 15.34% the S&P500. Some Historical WHR News: 24/04/2018 – Whirlpool Gets Lesson That Some Trump Tariffs Are Good, Some Not; 26/04/2018 – Whirlpool Sets Dutch Auction Price Range of $150-$170 A Share; 24/04/2018 – Whirlpool to Sell Embraco Compressor Unit to Nidec for $1.08 Billion; 23/04/2018 – Whirlpool 1Q EPS $1.30; 29/03/2018 – Whirlpool Corporation CEO commits to the Catalyst® CEO Champions For Change Pledge; 24/04/2018 – WHIRLPOOL CORP SAYS COMPANY EXPECTS TO EXECUTE SHARE REPURCHASES OF APPROXIMATELY $1 BLN IN FORM OF A MODIFIED DUTCH AUCTION TENDER OFFER; 20/03/2018 – U.S. home appliance shipments up 9.7 pct yr/yr in Feb – AHAM; 24/04/2018 – Whirlpool Corporation Announces Sale Of Embraco Compressor Business And A Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer; 06/03/2018 – Refreshed Appliance Shopping Experience Coming to Robinson Sears Hometown Store; 23/04/2018 – Whirlpool Misses EPS, Revenue Expectations — Earnings Review

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.99 in Q4 2018. Its down 0.03, from 1.02 in 2018Q3. It is negative, as 62 investors sold WMT shares while 534 reduced holdings. 137 funds opened positions while 452 raised stakes. 846.95 million shares or 2.31% more from 827.80 million shares in 2018Q3 were reported. Azimuth Capital Limited Liability Corp holds 1.24% in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) or 174,357 shares. Gamble Jones Counsel invested in 0.27% or 29,181 shares. 4,127 are held by Partnervest Advisory Service Limited Liability. Chilton Invest Ltd Liability holds 3,710 shares. Richard C Young And Ltd reported 1.07% of its portfolio in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT). Archford Strategies Limited Company invested 1.61% in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT). Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Mngmt Incorporated owns 8,791 shares. Oakworth reported 7,410 shares stake. Goldman Sachs Grp Incorporated owns 8.99M shares. Huber Capital Mngmt holds 1.75% in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) or 205,700 shares. Iowa Commercial Bank holds 0.11% or 2,312 shares in its portfolio. Amer Natl Registered Advisor stated it has 0.84% of its portfolio in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT). Meridian holds 49,803 shares or 2.36% of its portfolio. Trust Company Of Virginia Va, Virginia-based fund reported 14,808 shares. Moreover, Everett Harris And Ca has 0.91% invested in Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) for 343,262 shares.

More notable recent Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) news were published by: Streetinsider.com which released: “Walmart (WMT) Walmart to Acquire Technology and Assets of Polymorph Labs to Expand In-House Ad Technology – StreetInsider.com” on April 11, 2019, also Fool.com with their article: “Amazon Is Losing This $35 Billion Opportunity to Walmart and Target – The Motley Fool” published on April 02, 2019, Fool.com published: “A Walmart Tablet Is Another Battle in Its War With Amazon – The Motley Fool” on March 20, 2019. More interesting news about Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) were released by: Bizjournals.com and their article: “Walmart to invest $69M in modernizing Alabama stores – Birmingham Business Journal” published on April 10, 2019 as well as Fool.com‘s news article titled: “Stock Market News: Walmart Goes New Age; GE Takes Another Hit – The Motley Fool” with publication date: April 08, 2019.

Analysts await Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) to report earnings on May, 16. They expect $1.02 EPS, down 10.53% or $0.12 from last year’s $1.14 per share. WMT’s profit will be $2.93B for 25.28 P/E if the $1.02 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.41 actual EPS reported by Walmart Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -27.66% negative EPS growth.

Gabalex Capital Management Llc, which manages about $399.75 million and $319.59 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) by 200,000 shares to 300,000 shares, valued at $9.52M in 2018Q4, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Ford Mtr Co Del (NYSE:F) by 800,000 shares in the quarter, for a total of 1.80 million shares, and has risen its stake in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL).

Since November 16, 2018, it had 0 buys, and 28 insider sales for $3.12 billion activity. $147.63M worth of stock was sold by WALTON ALICE L on Tuesday, December 11. 724,886 shares were sold by WALTON JIM C, worth $67.19 million on Thursday, December 13. Shares for $394,347 were sold by Canney Jacqueline P.

Sky Investment Group Llc, which manages about $296.40 million and $237.62 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Salesforce.Com Inc (NYSE:CRM) by 2,476 shares to 3,756 shares, valued at $514,000 in 2018Q4, according to the filing.

Analysts await Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) to report earnings on April, 22. They expect $3.16 earnings per share, up 12.46% or $0.35 from last year’s $2.81 per share. WHR’s profit will be $201.03M for 10.83 P/E if the $3.16 EPS becomes a reality. After $4.75 actual earnings per share reported by Whirlpool Corporation for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -33.47% negative EPS growth.

Since February 1, 2019, it had 0 buys, and 1 insider sale for $379,921 activity.