NYSE:WMT - Walmart Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Walmart declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 6th. View Walmart's Dividend History.

Walmart declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, October 11th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $20,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 17th. The retailer reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.02. The retailer earned $122.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.29 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 17.16% and a net margin of 1.77%. Walmart's quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.00 EPS. View Walmart's Earnings History.

Walmart is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 16th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Walmart.

32 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Walmart's shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect Walmart's share price to reach $96.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Walmart.

32 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walmart in the last year. There are currently 18 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Walmart saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 30,898,350 shares, a drop of 15.0% from the June 15th total of 36,369,114 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,801,180 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Walmart's Current Options Chain.

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News stories about WMT stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Walmart earned a news sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the retailer an impact score of 47.13 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Walmart's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.32%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.25%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.11%), Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.06%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%) and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.03%). 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 Fred Alger Management Inc., Hartford Investment Management Co., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Cullinan Associates Inc., Boston Advisors LLC and Saratoga Research & Investment Management. 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, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC, James Investment Research Inc. and Rockland Trust Co.. 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 $88.06.

Walmart has a market capitalization of $260.87 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]