Walmart Inc [WMT] stock prices are up 1.24% to $100.77 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WMT shares have gain 3.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.97%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 11, 2024, when KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated its Overweight rating and also boosted its price target to $100 from $96. Previously, DZ Bank downgraded its rating to Hold on November 21, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $91. On November 20, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $100 on the stock. Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $95 on October 22, 2024. Oppenheimer reiterated its recommendation of a Outperform and raised its price target to $90 on October 14, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on October 08, 2024, and upped its price target to $92. In a note dated September 24, 2024, Truist upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $76 to $89.
The stock price of Walmart Inc [WMT] has been fluctuating between $55.85 and $99.79 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $86.29 within the next 12 months. Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] shares were valued at $100.77 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.37% based on the average WMT price forecast.
Analyzing the WMT fundamentals
The Walmart Inc [NYSE:WMT] reported sales of 673.82B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.46%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.7.
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 99.99 points at the first support level, and at 99.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 101.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 101.73.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Walmart Inc [NYSE:WMT]’s Current Ratio is 0.85. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.23, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.20, the price to book ratio is 9.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 41.38.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved John D. Rainey, Officer, that happened on Feb 03 ’25 when 80400.0 shares were purchased. Executive Vice President, Furner John R. completed a deal on Jan 23 ’25 to sell 13125.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO McMillon C Douglas sold 29124.0 shares on Jan 23 ’25.
