Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT – Free Report) – Roth Capital raised its fiscal 2025 earnings per share estimates for Walmart in a report issued on Friday, August 16. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects the retailer to report earnings per share of $2.45 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.42. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Walmart’s first-quarter 2026 earnings per share of $0.69, second-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.76, third-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.63, fourth-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.75, and fiscal 2026 earnings of $2.83.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Walmart from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. HSBC raised their price target on Walmart from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 11. DA Davidson raised their price target on Walmart from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Walmart from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Walmart shares from $64.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a “hold,” 26 have given a “buy” recommendation and one has given the company a “strong buy” recommendation. According to MarketBeat, Walmart currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $78.57.
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Walmart price history
WMT opened at $73.72 on Monday. Walmart has a twelve month low of $49.85 and a twelve month high of $74.44. The company has a liquidity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of $592.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50, a PEG ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.56.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15. The retailer reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.67 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. Walmart had a net margin of 2.88% and a return on equity of 21.57%. The company had revenue of $169.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $168.56 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company generated earnings per share of $0.61. Walmart’s revenue for the quarter increased 4.7% year-over-year.
Insider buying and selling at Walmart
In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.19, for a total transaction of $207,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 387,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,787,946.35. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of Walmart’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.19, for a total transaction of $207,570.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 387,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,787,946.35. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, accessible through this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that took place on Thursday, July 25. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.60, for a total value of $926,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 632,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,648,499. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 10,970,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $723,987,410. 45.58% of the shares are owned by insiders.
Institutional investors comment on Walmart
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 199.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 411,745,334 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $24,774,717,000 after acquiring an additional 274,229,968 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Walmart by 181.0% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 56,861,234 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,421,342,000 after acquiring an additional 36,625,314 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Walmart in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,674,652,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Walmart by 183.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 29,172,985 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,755,339,000 after purchasing an additional 18,865,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in Walmart shares by 212.6% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 14,035,473 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $844,514,000 after purchasing an additional 9,544,958 shares during the same period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.
About Walmart
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Walmart Inc. operates retail, wholesale, other business and e-commerce businesses worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart US, Walmart International and Sam’s Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash-and-carry stores and discount stores under the Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; members-only warehouse clubs; e-commerce websites such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other websites; and mobile commerce applications.
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