Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Price Target Raised to $82.00

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) had its target price hoisted by Telsey Advisory Group from $75.00 to $82.00 in a research note released on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on WMT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Walmart from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup lifted their target price on Walmart from $63.33 to $75.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Friday, May 17th. Piper Sandler began coverage on Walmart in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. They set an overweight rating and a $81.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Walmart from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Walmart currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $78.57.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $73.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart has a 12 month low of $49.85 and a 12 month high of $74.44. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $68.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $592.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.50.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 15th. The retailer reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.57% and a net margin of 2.88%. The company had revenue of $169.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $168.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.61 EPS. Walmart’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Walmart will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other Walmart news, Director S Robson Walton sold 933,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.92, for a total transaction of $60,570,360.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 642,016,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,679,718,386.12. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was 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 directly owns 387,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,787,946.35. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director S Robson Walton sold 933,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.92, for a total value of $60,570,360.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 642,016,611 shares in the company, valued at $41,679,718,386.12. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 10,970,613 shares of company stock worth $723,987,410 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Northwest Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Walmart by 199.3% during the first quarter. Northwest Capital Management Inc now owns 440 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Walmart by 138.3% during the second quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 429 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Cultivar Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Walmart in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Partnership Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors own 26.76% 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.