Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.350-2.430 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.430. The company issued revenue guidance of $663.7 billion-$670.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $676.5 billion. Walmart also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.35-2.43 EPS.

Walmart Trading Up 8.8 %

WMT opened at $74.67 on Thursday. Walmart has a 1-year low of $49.85 and a 1-year high of $74.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $600.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.50. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $68.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.12.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The retailer reported $0.67 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $169.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $168.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.61 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Walmart will post 2.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on WMT. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Walmart from $71.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Monday, July 1st. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Walmart in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. They issued an overweight rating and a $81.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Walmart from $64.33 to $73.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $72.99.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.23, for a total value of $1,899,758.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,989,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $260,236,780.98. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.23, for a total value of $1,899,758.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,989,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $260,236,780.98. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.60, for a total transaction of $926,625.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 632,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,648,499. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 14,540,863 shares of company stock valued at $954,455,147. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

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.