In last trading session, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) saw 10.98 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 0.49. Company’s recent per share price level of $60.09 trading at -$0.53 or -0.87% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $483.89B. That closing price of WMT’s stock is at a discount of -2.6% from its 52-week high price of $61.65 and is indicating a premium of 19.55% from its 52-week low price of $48.34. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 13.74 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 19.51 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -0.87%, in the last five days WMT remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 04/11/24 when the stock touched $60.09 price level, adding 1.31% to its value on the day. Walmart Inc’s shares saw a change of 14.35% in year-to-date performance and have moved 0.99% in past 5-day. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) showed a performance of -2.15% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 33.59 million shares which calculate 1.26 days to cover the short interests.
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 14.38% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of 6.31% while that of industry is 13.80. Apart from that, the company came raising its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2024. The company is estimating its revenue growth to increase by 6.70% in the current quarter and calculating 3.60% increase in the next quarter. This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 3.90% 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 $146.74 billion for the same. And 26 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $154.19 billion in the next quarter that will end on Jul 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 20.49% during past 5 years. In 2024, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 6.51% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 8.00%.
WMT Dividends
Walmart Inc is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on May 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 46.63% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 34.98 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 65.55%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 34.98% 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.
