Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT – Get Free Report) shares traded down 1.1% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $109.37 and last traded at $110.65. 28,824,373 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 10% from the average session volume of 26,169,816 shares. The stock had previously closed at $111.84.
Key Headlines Impacting Walmart
Here are the key news stories impacting Walmart this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Sam’s Club is seeing improving e-commerce momentum, supported by faster fulfillment, digital sales growth, and stronger membership trends, which points to continued growth in a key segment. Is Walmart’s Sam’s Club E-commerce Momentum Built to Last?
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to point to Walmart’s digital growth and higher-margin businesses as ways the company is handling supermarket cost pressures. Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Walmart and The Kroger
- Positive Sentiment: Walmart’s advertising business is still expanding quickly, adding another source of higher-margin revenue that investors may view favorably. MercadoLibre and Walmart Are Both Down This Year. Which Stock Should Investors Buy?
- Neutral Sentiment: Walmart is expected to remain in focus as a barometer for U.S. consumer strength after a weak jobs report, but this is more of a macro watch item than a direct company-specific catalyst. WMT, TGT, and COST Forecasts – Weak Jobs Report Tests US Retail Resilience
- Neutral Sentiment: Walmart is also being mentioned in broader retail and ecommerce stock roundups, which signals ongoing investor interest but no clear new catalyst. Best Ecommerce Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – July 5th
- Negative Sentiment: One market commentary says Walmart’s fundamentals remain fine, but its valuation looks stretched, with the P/E described as “way up there,” which may be weighing on the shares. Walmart “Goliath” Even as Valuations Swell & WMT Options Trade
- Negative Sentiment: An executive stock sale may have added a bit of pressure, since insider selling can sometimes be interpreted as a cautious signal by investors. Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) EVP Sells $413,891.00 in Stock
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $120.00 to $137.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $137.00 price objective (down from $140.00) on shares of Walmart in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Erste Group Bank cut Walmart from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $155.00 price target (up from $150.00) on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday, April 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $138.85.
Walmart Stock Performance
The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $122.15 and its 200 day moving average is $122.11. The company has a market cap of $880.56 billion, a PE ratio of 38.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.17 and a beta of 0.60.
Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The retailer reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.66. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.25% and a net margin of 3.13%.The company had revenue of $177.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Walmart has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.750-2.850 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.720-0.740 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Walmart Inc. will post 2.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other Walmart news, Director C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.63, for a total transaction of $2,303,320.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,174,579 shares in the company, valued at $495,230,306.77. The trade was a 0.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 3,775 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.64, for a total transaction of $413,891.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 630,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,074,186.76. The trade was a 0.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 104,505 shares of company stock worth $12,858,514 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walmart
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Walmart in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 288 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC increased its position in Walmart by 193.0% during the fourth quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 293 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.
Walmart Company Profile
Walmart is a multinational retail corporation that operates a broad portfolio of store formats and digital services. Its core business includes large-format supercenters, discount department stores, neighborhood grocery stores and a membership warehouse chain, Sam’s Club. The company’s merchandising mix covers groceries, household goods, apparel, electronics and pharmacy services, supplemented by private-label products and category-specific offerings. Walmart pairs its physical store network with online platforms and mobile applications to provide omnichannel shopping, fulfillment and delivery options for consumers and businesses.
The company was founded by Sam Walton, who opened the first store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962; it is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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