Walmart (WMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce 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 under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications. The company offers grocery and consumables, including 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; fuel, tobacco and other categories. It is also involved in the provision of health and wellness products covering pharmacy, optical and hearing services, and over-the-counter drugs and other medical products; and home and apparel including home improvement, outdoor living, gardening, furniture, apparel, jewelry, tools and power equipment, housewares, toys, seasonal items, mattresses and tire and battery centers. In addition, the company offers consumer electronics and accessories, software, video games, office supplies, appliances, and third-party gift cards. Further, it operates digital payment platforms; and offers financial services and related products, including money transfers, bill payments, money orders, check cashing, prepaid access, co-branded credit cards, installment lending, and earned wage access. Additionally, the company markets lines of merchandise under private brands, including Allswell, Athletic Works, Equate, and Free Assembly. The company was formerly known as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and changed its name to Walmart Inc. in February 2018. Walmart Inc. was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.67 to $98.83
• 50-Day Range: $94.20 to $100.01
• 52-Week Range: $66.67 to $105.30
• Volume: 16.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $785.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.05
• Dividend Yield: 0.96%
• Price Target: $106.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Walmart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Walmart scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Walmart has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.97, and is based on 29 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Walmart has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Walmart are expected to grow by 18.43% in the coming year, from $2.55 to $3.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Walmart is 42.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Walmart is 42.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Walmart has a PEG Ratio of 4.72. 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 8.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.42% of the outstanding shares of Walmart have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Walmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, 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 971.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Walmart has a dividend yield of 0.96%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Walmart has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Walmart is 40.17%. 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 31.13% next year. This indicates that Walmart will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.08

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.42% of the outstanding shares of Walmart have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Walmart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, 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 971.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.36

News Sentiment

Walmart has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 128 news articles for Walmart this week, compared to 97 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

123 people have searched for WMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

71 people have added Walmart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 48% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $13,863,813.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

45.58% 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 26.76% of the stock of Walmart is held by institutions.

WMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WMT shares performed this year?

Walmart's stock was trading at $90.35 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WMT shares have increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $98.40.

How were Walmart's earnings last quarter?

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The retailer reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Walmart's stock split?

Walmart's stock split on the morning of Monday, February 26th 2024.The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, January 30th 2024. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, February 26th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Does Walmart have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Walmart: CareZone, BigTrade, FloCare, Polymorph Labs, Aspectiva, Art.com, Bare Necessities, and more.

Who are Walmart's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Walmart include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (1.31%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.31%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.14%) and US Bancorp DE (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Alice L Walton, Jim C Walton, S Robson Walton, C Douglas Mcmillon, Kathryn J Mclay, John R Furner, Judith J Mckenna, Daniel J Bartlett, John D Rainey, Rachel L Brand, Christopher James Nicholas, Timothy Patrick Flynn, David Chojnowski and Robert Edward Jr Moritz.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Walmart?

Shares of WMT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Walmart own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Walmart investors own include SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Dell Technologies (DELL), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), V.F. (VFC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Record date for 5/27 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/27/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - SUPERMKT
• Sub-Industry: Hypermarkets & Super Centers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WMT
• CIK: 104169
• Web: www.stock.walmart.com
• Phone: (479) 273-4000
• Fax: 479-277-1830
• Employees: 2,100,000
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Walmart: $106.67
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $81.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.97
• Research Coverage: 32 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 38.59
• P/E Growth: 4.72
• Net Income: $19.44 billion
• Net Margins: 2.75%
• Pretax Margin: 3.69%
• Return on Equity: 21.76%
• Return on Assets: 7.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $680.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.15
• Cash Flow: $4.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.70
• Book Value: $12.13 per share
• Price / Book: 8.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,980,420,000
• Free Float: 4,342,943,000
• Market Cap: $785.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66