Walmart grocery staple goes missing after Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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This report does not map to a usual set of affected companies.
Directly affected
- WMT Walmart+20.2% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that Walmart belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- COST Costco Wholesale+16.7% 30d
Costco Wholesale is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
- TGT Target-1.0% 30d
Target is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
- DG Dollar General+15.5% 30d
Dollar General is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
- DLTR Dollar Tree+29.5% 30d
Dollar Tree is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
- BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings+20.4% 30d
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | -6.18% | -1.18% | base | +1.62% | after close | after close | after close |
| XLY | -5.00% | -3.39% | base | -4.10% | after close | after close | after close |
| COST | -4.84% | -0.56% | base | +2.21% | after close | after close | after close |
| TGT | -6.90% | -2.80% | base | -2.20% | after close | after close | after close |
| DG | -8.13% | -4.10% | base | -1.82% | after close | after close | after close |
| DLTR | -10.14% | -5.70% | base | -3.35% | after close | after close | after close |
| BJ | -4.95% | -0.15% | base | +1.03% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Walmart grocery staple goes missing after Chapter 11 bankruptcy Yahoo Finance
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJ | that day | +1.03% | still updating |
| BJ | three days earlier | -0.15% | final price |
| BJ | five days earlier | -4.95% | final price |
| COST | that day | +2.21% | still updating |
| COST | three days earlier | -0.56% | final price |
| COST | five days earlier | -4.84% | final price |
| DG | that day | -1.82% | still updating |
| DG | three days earlier | -4.10% | final price |
| DG | five days earlier | -8.13% | final price |
| DLTR | that day | -3.35% | still updating |
| DLTR | three days earlier | -5.70% | final price |
| DLTR | five days earlier | -10.14% | final price |
| TGT | that day | -2.20% | still updating |
| TGT | three days earlier | -2.80% | final price |
| TGT | five days earlier | -6.90% | final price |
| WMT | that day | +1.62% | still updating |
| WMT | three days earlier | -1.18% | final price |
| WMT | five days earlier | -6.18% | final price |
| XLY | that day | -4.10% | still updating |
| XLY | three days earlier | -3.39% | final price |
| XLY | five days earlier | -5.00% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Jonathan Jackson sold Walmart (WMT) (jointly held), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 38 days before publication. Filed 19 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Costco Wholesale (COST), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 13 Oct 2026. That is 23 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Costco Wholesale (COST) (held by a spouse), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Costco Wholesale (COST) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Target (TGT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Dollar General (DG) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 4 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros sold Dollar Tree (DLTR), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 19 Aug 2026. That is 78 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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