Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-two analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-one have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $113.9655.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Erste Group Bank upgraded Walmart from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $117.00 target price on Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday. DA Davidson set a $117.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $116.00 price objective on shares of Walmart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In related news, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 1,550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.46, for a total value of $166,563.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 644,418 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $69,249,158.28. This trade represents a 0.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.18, for a total transaction of $222,596.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 619,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $62,682,831.24. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 145,383 shares of company stock valued at $14,961,647 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WMT. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 397,264.9% in the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 104,514,912 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $10,496,702,000 after acquiring an additional 104,488,610 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Walmart during the 2nd quarter valued at $5,367,770,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Walmart in the 1st quarter valued at $2,532,331,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 9,648.7% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,486,374 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,123,138,000 after purchasing an additional 11,368,549 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 33,292,749 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,922,770,000 after purchasing an additional 7,706,201 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $101.47 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $103.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.80. Walmart has a fifty-two week low of $79.81 and a fifty-two week high of $109.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $808.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 0.67.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 21st. The retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $169.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.02 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. Walmart has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.580-0.600 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.520-2.620 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Walmart will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Company Profile

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.