Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] jumped around 19979903.98 points on Friday, while shares priced at $19980000.0 at the close of the session, up 1.30%.
Walmart Inc stock is now 44.27% up from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. WMT Stock saw the intraday high of $97.755 and lowest of $96.16 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 105.30, which means current price is +21.88% above from all time high which was touched on 02/14/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 19.98M shares, WMT reached a trading volume of 31166976 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Walmart Inc [WMT]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WMT shares is $110.79 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WMT stock is a recommendation set at 1.34. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Mizuho have made an estimate for Walmart Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on April 11, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on February 25, 2025, representing the official price target for Walmart Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $96 to $100, while KeyBanc Capital Markets kept a Overweight rating on WMT stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 9.27, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.17. Price to Free Cash Flow for WMT in the course of the last twelve months was 57.45 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.22.
How has WMT stock performed recently?
Walmart Inc [WMT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.20. With this latest performance, WMT shares gained by 0.03% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 7.66% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 7.66% in the past year of trading.
Walmart Inc [WMT]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Walmart Inc [WMT] shares currently have an operating margin of 4.33% and a Gross Margin at 24.88%. Walmart Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 2.75%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 7.29%, with Return on Assets sitting at 7.29%.
Earnings analysis for Walmart Inc [WMT]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WMT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Walmart Inc go to 9.01%.
Insider trade positions for Walmart Inc [WMT]
There are presently around $36.22%, or 66.34% of WMT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WMT stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 412.97 million shares, which is approximately 5.1339%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 296.91 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$20.1 billion in WMT stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$12.69 billion in WMT stock with ownership which is approximately 2.3307%.
