What Are The Chances Of Walmart Inc. (WMT) Being A Good Investment?

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) has a beta value of 0.49 and has seen 9.79 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $485.42B, closed the last trade at $60.24 per share which meant it gained $0.08 on the day or 0.13% during that session. The WMT stock price is -2.34% off its 52-week high price of $61.65 and 19.75% above the 52-week low of $48.34. The 3-month trading volume is 18.96 million shares.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) trade information

Sporting 0.13% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, when the WMT stock price touched $60.24 or saw a rise of 0.48%. Year-to-date, Walmart Inc shares have moved 14.63%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 0.17%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) have changed 0.12%.

Walmart Inc (WMT) estimates and forecasts

Figures show that Walmart Inc shares have underperformed across the wider relevant industry. The company’s shares have gained 11.71% over the past 6 months, with this year growth rate of 6.31%, compared to 9.40% for the industry.

If we evaluate the company’s growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was 20.49% over the past 5 years. Earnings growth for 2024 is a modest 4.63% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to increase by 8.00%.

WMT Dividends

Walmart Inc is expected to release its next earnings report in May this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue. The forward dividend is 0.78 at a share yield of 1.29%. The company’s dividend yield has gone up over the past 12 months.