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

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

Walmart declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 20th. Investors of record on Friday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share on Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. View Walmart's Dividend History.

Walmart announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, October 11th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $20,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 19th. The retailer reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.08. The retailer had revenue of $137.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137.63 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 18.60% and a net margin of 1.30%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.33 earnings per share. View Walmart's Earnings History.

Walmart is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 16th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walmart.

Walmart issued an update on its FY 2020 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 19th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $529.837 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $528.99 billion.

34 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Walmart's shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate Walmart's stock price to reach $106.1791 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walmart.

34 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walmart in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 17 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Walmart.

Media headlines about WMT stock have trended positive on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walmart earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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), Tesco (TSCDY), 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. (2.94%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.61%), Northern Trust Corp (0.59%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.49%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.42%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.39%). Company insiders that own Walmart stock include Alice L Walton, 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 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 BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, LSV Asset Management, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Bank of Montreal Can, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC, Pzena Investment Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Company insiders that have sold Walmart company stock in the last year include Alice L Walton, Daniel J Bartlett, David Chojnowski, Jacqueline P Canney, 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 Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Geode Capital Management LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, California Public Employees Retirement System, Comgest Global Investors S.A.S., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Pactiv General Employee Benefit Trust. 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 $99.88.

Walmart has a market capitalization of $295.88 billion and generates $514.41 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $9.86 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.91 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]