Financial giants have shown a striking uptrend in Walmart. Our analysis of options history for Walmart WMT 33 unusual trades uncovered.

Upon closer inspection, we found that 54% of traders were bullish, while 39% showed bearish tendencies. Of all the trades we discovered, 7 were puts worth $573,006 and 26 were calls worth $2,932,744.

Expected price range

When analyzing the volume and open interest in these contracts, it appears that major players were eyeing a price window of $36.67 to $80.00 for Walmart last quarter.

Volume and open interest development

In today’s trading context, the average open interest for Walmart options is 3471.52, with total volume reaching 31,787.00. The attached chart shows the evolution of call and put option volume as well as open interest for high-priced trades on Walmart that are within the strike price range of $36.67 to $80.00 over the last 30 days.

Walmart Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Largest options trades observed:

About Walmart

Walmart is the leading retailer in the United States. Its strategy is based on highest operational efficiency and on offering consumers the lowest-priced goods to drive store traffic and product sales. Walmart complemented its low-price strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first Supercenter in 1988. Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200, including Sam’s Club) and over 10,000 stores worldwide. Walmart generated over $440 billion in domestic revenue in fiscal year 2024, with Sam’s Club contributing an additional $86 billion to the company’s revenue. Internationally, Walmart generated $115 billion in revenue. The retailer serves approximately 240 million customers worldwide each week.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Walmart, we examine the company in more detail, including an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Where does Walmart stand right now?

• With a trading volume of 4,866,109, the price of WMT increased by 0.46% to reach $73.79.
• Current RSI readings suggest the stock may be overbought.
• The next earnings report is scheduled for 87 days.

What the experts say about Walmart

5 market experts have recently provided ratings for this stock, with a consensus price target of $80.2.

• An analyst at BMO Capital maintains his stance and continues to recommend Walmart as “outperform” with a target price of $80.
• A Morgan Stanley analyst maintains his “overweight” rating for Walmart and maintains his price target of $82.
• A Barclays analyst maintains his “overweight” rating for Walmart and maintains his price target of $78.
• An analyst at DA Davidson maintains his buy rating for Walmart and maintains a price target of $85.
• An analyst at Truist Securities has decided to maintain his “hold” rating on Walmart, which currently stands at a price target of $76.

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