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. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. 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 plan on Wednesday, October 11th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $20,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 16th. The retailer reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Walmart updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.65-4.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.79.

33 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Walmart's stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate Walmart's stock price to reach $102.2581 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.0% 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 17 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Walmart.

Walmart saw a decline in short interest in 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 trading volume, of 11,919,280 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.25%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.04%), Saratoga Research & Investment Management (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.01%) and Personal Capital Advisors Corp (0.01%). 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 Denali Advisors LLC, Saratoga Research & Investment Management, Hexavest Inc., Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DAVENPORT & Co LLC, First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services and Legacy Private Trust Co.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Bank of Montreal Can, Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Personal Capital Advisors Corp, First Hawaiian Bank, American National Bank and CX Institutional. 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 $95.56.

Walmart has a market capitalization of $278.20 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 2,200,000 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]