Telsey Advisory Group Estimates Walmart FY2027 Earnings

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group issued their FY2027 earnings estimates for shares of Walmart in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman forecasts that the retailer will post earnings per share of $3.01 for the year. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Walmart from $89.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Walmart to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Walmart from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Walmart from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Walmart presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.49.

Walmart Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE WMT opened at $91.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $734.17 billion, a PE ratio of 37.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.41 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $90.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Walmart has a 12 month low of $53.44 and a 12 month high of $96.18.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $167.69 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 21.78%. Walmart’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.51 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walmart

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Walmart by 77.3% in the third quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 399 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Walmart in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Hoese & Co LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new position in Walmart in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.12, for a total value of $246,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 378,165 shares in the company, valued at $31,054,909.80. This represents a 0.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.79, for a total value of $2,411,175.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,843,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $318,238,881.91. This represents a 0.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 138,347 shares of company stock worth $12,311,491 in the last 90 days. 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.