In recent trading session, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) saw 4.37 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 0.50. Company’s recent per share price level of $156.64 trading at $0.6 or 0.38% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $421.61B. That most recent trading price of WMT’s stock is at a discount of -8.49% from its 52-week high price of $169.94 and is indicating a premium of 13.12% from its 52-week low price of $136.09. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 8.68 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 6.03 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

For Walmart Inc (WMT), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of an Overweight while assigning it a mean rating of 1.50. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 40 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 5 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 6 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 28 see the stock as a Buy. 1 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of $1.52 in the current quarter.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) trade information

Upright in the green today for gaining 0.38%, in the last five days WMT remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 11/15/23 when the stock touched $156.64 price level, adding 7.83% to its value on the day. Walmart Inc’s shares saw a change of 10.47% in year-to-date performance and have moved -5.75% in past 5-day. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) showed a performance of -2.57% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 14.72 million shares which calculate 2.83 days to cover the short interests.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of $179.11 to the stock, which implies a rise of 12.55% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting $163.00 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of $210.00. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -34.07% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -4.06% for stock’s current value.

Walmart Inc (WMT) estimates and forecasts

Statistics highlight that Walmart Inc is scoring comparatively lower than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company added 4.49% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 2.70% while that of industry is 7.20. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2023. The company is estimating its revenue growth to decrease by -11.10% in the current quarter and calculating 10.70% increase in the next quarter. This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -2.80% from the last financial year’s standing.

26 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $156.67 billion for the same. And 17 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $143.95 billion in the next quarter that will end on Apr 2024.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 5.43% during past 5 years. In 2023, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 2.91% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 7.75%.

WMT Dividends

Walmart Inc is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on November 16 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 47.24% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 33.53 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 63.56%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 33.53% institutions for Walmart Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc is the top institutional holder at WMT for having 136.46 million shares of worth $21.45 billion. And as of Jun 29, 2023, it was holding 5.07% of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is Blackrock Inc., which was holding about 100.36 million shares on Jun 29, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 3.73% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $15.78 billion.

On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Jun 29, 2023, the former fund manager was holding 46.25 million shares of worth $7.27 billion or 1.72% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 33.39 million shares on Jun 29, 2023, making its stake of worth around $5.25 billion in the company or a holder of 1.24% of company’s stock.