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

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

Walmart announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%. 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 buyback plan on Wednesday, October 11th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $20,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 16th. The retailer reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.07. The retailer earned $127.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.67 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 1.02%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.08 earnings per share. 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 updated 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 1 year price objectives for Walmart's stock. Their predictions range from $80.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate Walmart's stock price to reach $101.1935 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.6% 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.

Walmart saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,770,968 shares, a decline of 23.6% from the August 15th total of 28,481,134 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,919,280 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Walmart's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Walmart include Costco Wholesale (COST), Wal-mart de Mexico S A B de C V (WMMVY), Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Five Below (FIVE), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), BJs Wholesale Club (BJ), PriceSmart (PSMT), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FRED).

Walmart's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (3.06%), FMR LLC (0.70%), Northern Trust Corp (0.60%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.48%), Morgan Stanley (0.47%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.39%). Company insiders that own Walmart stock include Alice L Walton, C Douglas Mcmillon, Daniel J Bartlett, David Cheesewright, David Chojnowski, Gregory S Foran, Jacqueline P Canney, Jeffrey J Gearhart, Jim C Walton, John R Furner, Judith J Mckenna, M Brett Biggs, Rosalind G Brewer and S Robson Walton. 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, Schroder Investment Management Group, Fred Alger Management Inc., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and Legal & General Group Plc. Company insiders that have sold Walmart company stock in the last year include Alice L Walton, Daniel J Bartlett, David Chojnowski, Gregory S Foran, Jacqueline P Canney, Jeffrey J Gearhart, Jim C Walton, John R Furner, Judith J Mckenna, M Brett Biggs and S Robson Walton. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walmart.

WMT stock was acquired 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 $94.92.

Walmart has a market capitalization of $284.09 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.

The official website for Walmart is http://www.stock.walmart.com.

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]