NYSE:WMTWalmart Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walmart's stock was trading at $114.43 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WMT shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at $119.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

34 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walmart in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 24 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Walmart.

Walmart is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 20th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Walmart.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The retailer reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06. The retailer had revenue of $134.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $130.91 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 2.81% and a return on equity of 18.33%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.13 EPS. View Walmart's earnings history.

Walmart announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share on Monday, January 4th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 10th. View Walmart's dividend history.

34 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Walmart's shares. Their forecasts range from $98.00 to $145.00. On average, they anticipate Walmart's share price to reach $132.53 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Walmart.

News articles about WMT stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walmart earned a coverage optimism score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Walmart.

Walmart saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,500,000 shares, a drop of 11.9% from the May 31st total of 15,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Walmart's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Walmart investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), Home Depot (HD), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

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

Walmart's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), Park National Corp OH (0.00%), Boltwood Capital Management (0.00%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%) and M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Walmart stock include Alice L Walton, Daniel J Bartlett, David Chojnowski, Gregory S Foran, Jacqueline P Canney, Jim C Walton, John R Furner, Judith J Mckenna, Kathryn J Mclay, M Brett Biggs, Marc E Lore 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 Thomasville National Bank, Park National Corp OH, and Boltwood Capital Management. Company insiders that have sold Walmart company stock in the last year include David Chojnowski, John R Furner, Judith J Mckenna, Kathryn J Mclay, M Brett Biggs, and Marc E Lore. View insider buying and selling activity for Walmart.

WMT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, First Financial Bank Trust Division, and M&R Capital Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $119.21.

Walmart has a market capitalization of $337.81 billion and generates $523.96 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $14.88 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.93 on an earnings per share basis. Walmart employs 2,200,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walmart is 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]