Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Tigress Financial Analyst Says

Key Points

• Tigress Financial has raised Walmart's target price from $120 to $125, indicating a potential upside of 27.64% from its current price.
• Walmart reported a Q2 earnings miss with EPS of $0.68, falling short of the $0.74 consensus estimate, despite a 4.8% year-over-year revenue increase.
• Currently, Walmart has an average analyst rating of “Buy” with 29 analysts recommending to buy and only one to hold the stock.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) had its target price boosted by Tigress Financial from $120.00 to $125.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the retailer's stock. Tigress Financial's price target points to a potential upside of 24.44% from the company's current price.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on WMT. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $101.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Walmart from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Walmart from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Walmart currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $110.76.

Walmart Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of Walmart stock traded down $0.48 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $100.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 13,742,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,892,260. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.18. The company has a market capitalization of $800.85 billion, a PE ratio of 37.76, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.65. Walmart has a 52 week low of $76.30 and a 52 week high of $105.30.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $169.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 3.08%.The firm's revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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 research analysts predict that Walmart will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $216,260.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 626,118 shares in the company, valued at $61,547,399.40. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.85, for a total transaction of $1,258,031.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 945,434 shares in the company, valued at $90,619,848.90. This trade represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 121,382 shares of company stock worth $11,718,441 over the last quarter. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walmart

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Whelan Financial lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 4,339 shares of the retailer's stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 8,707 shares of the retailer's stock worth $851,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the period. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,804 shares of the retailer's stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. raised its stake in Walmart by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. now owns 25,915 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,275,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. Finally, Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 1.1% in the second quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,830 shares of the retailer's stock worth $961,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company's stock.

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.