Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT – Get Free Report) EVP Daniel Bartlett sold 3,950 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.14, for a total transaction of $415,303.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 622,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,433,773.86. The trade was a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Walmart Price Performance
NASDAQ WMT traded up $0.17 on Wednesday, reaching $106.09. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 24,959,054 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,680,857. Walmart Inc. has a 52 week low of $97.50 and a 52 week high of $135.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market cap of $841.69 billion, a PE ratio of 38.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $111.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.08.
Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.07. Walmart had a net margin of 3.00% and a return on equity of 21.83%. The firm had revenue of $187.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $186.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Walmart has set its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.620-0.640 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 2.800-2.870 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Walmart Inc. will post 2.87 EPS for the current year.
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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have issued reports on WMT. UBS Group cut their price objective on Walmart from $141.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Walmart from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $155.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a report on Monday. BTIG Research reduced their price target on shares of Walmart from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $131.88.
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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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