Walmart (NYSE:WMT – Get Free Report) issued an update to its fiscal year 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company issued earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.35-2.43 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44. The company issued revenue guidance of +3.75-4.75% yoy to $672.43-678.91 billion, compared to the consensus estimate of $676.53 billion. Walmart also updated its fiscal year 2025 guidance to $2.350-2.430 EPS.
Walmart shares rise 0.7%
WMT stock opened at $73.45 on Friday. Walmart has a 52-week low of $49.85 and a 52-week high of $74.44. The company’s 50-day moving average is $68.86 and its 200-day moving average is $63.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of $590.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.39, a PEG ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.50.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15. The retailer reported earnings per share of $0.67 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.57% and a net margin of 2.88%. The company posted revenue of $169.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $168.56 billion. In the same quarter last year, the company posted earnings per share of $0.61. The company’s revenue for the quarter increased by 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Overall, analysts forecast that Walmart will report earnings per share of $2.43 for the current year.
Wall Street analysts comment
Several research analysts have recently commented on WMT shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Walmart from $75.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Walmart from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Friday, May 17. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an outperform rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Walmart in a research note on Friday. Tigress Financial raised their price target on Walmart from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23. Finally, Roth Mkm raised their price target on Walmart from $71.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold, 26 have given a buy recommendation and one has given the company’s stock a strong buy recommendation. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.79.
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Insider transactions at Walmart
In other news, Director Timothy Patrick Flynn sold 30,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 21. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total value of $1,944,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 144,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,386,389.74. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.19, for a total value of $207,570.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 387,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,787,946.35. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Timothy Patrick Flynn sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock on Tuesday, May 21. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total value of $1,944,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 144,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,386,389.74. The disclosure regarding this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,000,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $725,932,010. 45.58% of the shares are currently owned by company insiders.
Walmart Company Profile
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Walmart Inc. operates retail, wholesale, other business and e-commerce businesses worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart US, Walmart International and Sam’s Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash-and-carry stores and discount stores under the Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; members-only warehouse clubs; e-commerce websites such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other websites; and mobile commerce applications.
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