Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Walmart Inc. has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from 32 analysts, with one hold rating and 31 buy ratings; the average price target is $113.07.
• CEO C. Douglas McMillon recently sold 19,416 shares for approximately $2 million, reducing his ownership by 0.44% but still retaining over $451 million in stock.
• Walmart reported $0.68 earnings per share for the last quarter, missing estimates, and had a revenue of $169.34 billion, which was lower than expectations.

Shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirty-two analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-one have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $113.0667.

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $111.00 price objective (up from $110.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Walmart from $111.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Mizuho reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Walmart from $130.00 to $127.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.21, for a total value of $2,003,925.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,373,576 shares in the company, valued at $451,396,778.96. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.55, for a total value of $1,293,468.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 919,189 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $90,586,075.95. The trade was a 1.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 151,038 shares of company stock valued at $15,525,280. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walmart

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1.0% during the third quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,926 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $1,023,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Walmart by 1.1% during the second quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 8,707 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $851,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Walmart by 2.1% during the second quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,804 shares of the retailer's stock worth $470,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management raised its holdings in Walmart by 1.8% during the third quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 5,695 shares of the retailer's stock worth $586,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hickory Point Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Walmart by 1.3% during the third quarter. Hickory Point Bank & Trust now owns 7,706 shares of the retailer's stock worth $794,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $106.22 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $846.91 billion, a PE ratio of 39.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.67. Walmart has a 1 year low of $79.81 and a 1 year high of $109.57. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $102.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Walmart will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Company Profile

Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

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