A share price of Walmart Inc [WMT] is currently trading at $74.54, up 1.11%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The WMT shares have gain 9.41% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.91%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 16, 2024, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $82 from $75. On July 02, 2024, Stifel reiterated its Hold rating and revised its price target to $71 on the stock. Deutsche Bank reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $77 on July 01, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $81 on June 10, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on May 17, 2024, and upped its price target to $70. In a note dated February 21, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $185 to $205.
Walmart Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $49.85 and $74.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $105.53 within the next 12 months. Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] shares were valued at $74.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 41.57% based on the average WMT price forecast.
Analyzing the WMT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Walmart Inc [NYSE:WMT] were 665.03B which represents 4.77% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.5.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 73.92 points at the first support level, and at 73.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 74.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 75.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Walmart Inc [NYSE:WMT] is 0.80. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.22, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.90, the price to book ratio is 7.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Bartlett Daniel J, Executive Vice President, that happened on Aug 15 ’24 when 2250.0 shares were sold. Officer, Bartlett Daniel J completed a deal on Aug 15 ’24 to buy 2250.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Rainey John D sold 3000.0 shares on Aug 01 ’24.
