NYSE:WMT - Walmart Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Walmart trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WMT."

Walmart declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 6th. View Walmart's Dividend History.

Walmart announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 11th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $20,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 16th. The retailer reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.07. The retailer earned $127.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $124.67 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 1.02% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.08 EPS. View Walmart's Earnings History.

Walmart is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 15th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Walmart.

Walmart issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 16th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.90-5.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.80.

33 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Walmart's shares. Their predictions range from $80.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate Walmart's stock price to reach $100.7097 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walmart.

33 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walmart in the last year. There are currently 18 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Walmart.

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News articles about WMT stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Walmart earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the retailer an impact score of 46.38 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Walmart.

Walmart's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (3.06%), FMR LLC (0.70%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.48%), Morgan Stanley (0.47%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.39%) and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (0.35%). Company insiders that own Walmart stock include Alice L Walton, C Douglas Mcmillon, David Cheesewright, David Chojnowski, Gregory S Foran, Jacqueline P Canney, Jeffrey J Gearhart, Jim C Walton, John R Furner, Rosalind G Brewer, S Robson Walton and Steven P Whaley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walmart.

WMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Morgan Stanley, American Century Companies Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Fred Alger Management Inc., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Legal & General Group Plc and Pzena Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Walmart company stock in the last year include Alice L Walton, David Chojnowski, Gregory S Foran, Jacqueline P Canney, Jeffrey J Gearhart, Jim C Walton, John R Furner and S Robson Walton. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walmart.

WMT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Putnam Investments LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walmart.

Shares of WMT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $95.60.

Walmart has a market capitalization of $289.87 billion and generates $500.34 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $9.86 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.42 on an earnings per share basis. Walmart employs 2,300,000 workers across the globe.

Walmart's mailing address is 702 SOUTHWEST 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE AR, 72716. The retailer can be reached via phone at 479-273-4000 or via email at [email protected]