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 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 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 6th. View Walmart's Dividend History.

Walmart declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 11th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $20,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 16th. The retailer reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.07. The retailer had revenue of $127.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $124.67 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 1.02%. Walmart's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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 updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.90-5.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.80.

33 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Walmart's shares. Their predictions range from $80.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect Walmart's share price to reach $101.1935 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% 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 decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,770,968 shares, a decrease of 23.6% from the August 15th total of 28,481,134 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,919,280 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Walmart's Current Options Chain.

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Walmart's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional 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 bought 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 $95.90.

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]