NYSE:WMT

Walmart - WMT Stock Forecast, Price & News

$132.53

+2.83 (+2.18%)

(As of 10/3/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $130.01
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$132.79
50-Day Range: $121.98
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$139.52
52-Week Range: $117.27
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$160.77

Volume: 5.85 million shs
Average Volume: 8.52 million shs
Market Capitalization: $359.72 billion

P/E Ratio: 26.45
Dividend Yield: 1.73%
Price Target: $151.41

Walmart MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.64 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 14.2% Upside
$151.41 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.08% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -2.69
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.13
Based on 28 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$297.86 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.45%
From $5.85 to $6.52 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.90 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

27th out of 216 stocks

Variety Stores Industry

3rd out of 11 stocks

3.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Walmart has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $151.41, Walmart has a forecasted upside of 14.2% from its current price of $132.53.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Walmart has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.08% of the float of Walmart has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Walmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Walmart has recently increased by 3.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

4.2

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Walmart pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Walmart has been increasing its dividend for 49 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Walmart is 44.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Walmart will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.36% next year. This indicates that Walmart will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

2.1

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Walmart has received a 2.82% net impact score from Upright. Walmart seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Jobs", "Taxes", and "Nutrition". The positive contribution in the "Nutrition" impact category is mostly driven by its "Physical retail of ready meals and snacks at a hypermarket", "Physical retail of cereal products at a hypermarket", "Physical retail of vegetables at a hypermarket", "Physical retail of fruits at a hypermarket", "Physical retail of cereal products at a discount store", and "Physical retail of vegetables at a discount store" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Walmart is -2.69.

2.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Walmart has a news sentiment score of 0.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Walmart this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.
Social Mentions This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 33 reddit mentions for Walmart this week, compared to 28 mentions on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 105 people have searched for WMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 72 people have added Walmart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Walmart insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $297,863,113.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
47.06% of the stock of Walmart is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 31.26% of the stock of Walmart is held by institutions.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Walmart are expected to grow by 11.45% in the coming year, from $5.85 to $6.52 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Walmart is 26.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.76.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Walmart is 26.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 31.20.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Walmart has a PEG Ratio of 4.03. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Walmart has a P/B Ratio of 4.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Stock

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, and other units worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com, walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, and samsclub.com; and mobile commerce applications. The company offers grocery and consumables, which includes dairy, meat, bakery, deli, produce, dry, chilled or frozen packaged foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, floral, snack foods, candy, other grocery items, health and beauty aids, paper goods, laundry and home care, baby care, pet supplies, and other consumable items; and health and wellness products covering pharmacy, over-the-counter drugs and other medical products, and optical and hearing services. It also provides gasoline stations and tobacco; home improvement, outdoor living, gardening, furniture, apparel, jewelry, tools and power equipment, housewares, toys, seasonal items, mattresses, and tire and battery centers; and consumer electronics and accessories, software, video games, office supplies, appliances, and third-party gift cards. In addition, the company offers fuel and financial services and related products, including money orders, prepaid cards, money transfers, and check cashing and bill payment, as well as various types of installment lending. It operates approximately 10,500 stores and various e-commerce websites under 46 banners in 24 countries. The company was formerly known as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and changed its name to Walmart Inc. in February 2018. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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