Walton sells 2.16M WMT shares for $171.0M at $79.02 avg; retains 603.99M shares (99.6% of pre-trade holdings).
Jim C. Walton, a 10% owner, executed 4 separate sales totaling 2,163,616 shares for $170,979,096.42 between September 17 and September 19, 2024, with a blended average price of $79.02. This represents a 0.4% reduction in his 606.15M share position, leaving him with 603.99M shares post-transaction—a minor adjustment to holdings that occurs while WMT trades near its 52-week high ($80.60), only 3.2% above the current price of $78.04. Across his open-market history, Walton's prior 20 sells averaged +4.6% 30-day return and +16.6% 90-day return with a 0.00% well-timed rate, indicating his historical sells have been poorly timed; his 5 most recent WMT sales (September 6, 9, 12) remain within the unmeasurable window. The magnitude ($171.0M) and near-peak pricing should be contextualized against his dominant residual stake and the stock's strong 90-day momentum (+14.9%).