Walmart (WMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) operates a global retail business through a network of supercenters, supermarkets, discount stores, neighborhood markets, warehouse clubs and e-commerce platforms. Its stores and websites sell a broad assortment of merchandise, including groceries, consumables, health and wellness products, apparel, electronics, home goods, toys and other general merchandise.

The company organizes its operations into Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam’s Club U.S. Walmart U.S. serves customers through physical stores and digital channels, while Walmart International operates retail and e-commerce businesses in markets outside the United States. Sam’s Club provides membership-based warehouse retail, offering merchandise in bulk along with services such as fuel, pharmacy and optical care.

Founded by Sam Walton in 1962, Walmart is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company serves customers in the United States and international markets including Mexico, Canada, China, India and countries across Central America. In addition to retail operations, Walmart provides services such as grocery pickup and delivery, financial services, advertising, marketplace operations and fulfillment for third-party sellers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $118.07 to $119.48
• 50-Day Range: $102.63 to $118.81
• 52-Week Range: $98.88 to $135.15
• Volume: 20.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 22.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $942.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.89
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $132.41
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Walmart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Walmart scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Walmart has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 33 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Walmart has a consensus price target of $132.41, representing about 11.4% upside from its current price of $118.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Walmart has been the subject of 32 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Walmart are expected to grow by 11.81% in the coming year, from $2.88 to $3.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Walmart is 42.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Walmart is 42.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Walmart has a PEG Ratio of 4.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Walmart has a P/B Ratio of 8.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.02% of the float of Walmart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Walmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Walmart has recently increased by 0.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Walmart has a dividend yield of 0.84%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Walmart has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Walmart is 35.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Walmart will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.75% next year. This indicates that Walmart will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Walmart has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 59 news articles for Walmart this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 136 people have searched for WMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

133 people have added Walmart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 105% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Walmart insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,112,044.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.09% of the stock of Walmart is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.76% of the stock of Walmart is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Record date for 9/8 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/08/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WMT
• CIK: 104169
• Web: www.stock.walmart.com
• Phone: (479) 273-4000
• Fax: 479-277-1830
• Employees: 2,100,000
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Walmart: $132.41
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $114.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 39 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 41.25
• P/E Growth: 4.53
• Net Income: $21.89 billion
• Net Margins: 3.00%
• Pretax Margin: 3.98%
• Return on Equity: 21.83%
• Return on Assets: 7.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $735.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.28
• Cash Flow: $4.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.77
• Book Value: $13.28 per share
• Price / Book: 8.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,933,746,000
• Free Float: 7,926,606,000
• Market Cap: $942.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58