Walmart
WMT

$69.78

0.39%

Market Cap: 561B

About: Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business 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 globally. Walmart generated over $440 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2024, with Sam's Club contributing another $86 billion to the firm's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $115 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 240 million customers globally each week.

Employees: 2,100,000

Consumer Staples Variety Stores

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Funds holding %

of 6,702 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 56 analysts

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News positive %

of 127 articles

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

4,816% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2,753 | Existing positions reduced: 56

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 264 | Existing positions closed: 162

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.38B | Put options by funds: $2.83B

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 89 [Q4 2023] → 101 (+12) [Q1 2024]

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $145B [Q4 2023] → $162B (+$17.1B) [Q1 2024]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,985 [Q4 2023] → 3,087 (+102) [Q1 2024]

0.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.11% [Q4 2023] → 33.27% (-0.84%) [Q1 2024]

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Research analyst outlook

56 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months

Low target

$58

16%

downside

Avg. target

$70

1%

upside

High target

$86

23%

upside

56 analyst ratings

50 positive

89%

6 neutral

11%

0 negative

0%

BMO Capital Kelly Bania	15%upside $80	Outperform Maintained	25 Jul 2024
Tigress Financial Ivan Feinseth	23%upside $86	Buy Maintained	23 Jul 2024
Keybanc Bradley Thomas	18%upside $82	Overweight Maintained	17 Jul 2024
Evercore ISI Group Greg Melich	6%upside $74	Outperform Maintained	16 Jul 2024
Piper Sandler Peter Keith	16%upside $81	Overweight Assumed	10 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 127 articles about WMT published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Wall Street Analysts Think Walmart (WMT) Is a Good Investment: Is It?

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Wall Street Analysts Think Walmart (WMT) Is a Good Investment: Is It?

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Exclusive: Walmart looks to bet $200 million on autonomous forklifts

Walmart has plans to potentially spend $200 million on self-driving forklifts as part of broader efforts to automate more warehouse operations, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Exclusive: Walmart looks to bet $200 million on autonomous forklifts

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Walmart Canada raises hourly store wages for about 40,000 workers

Walmart Canada said on Thursday it has invested $53 million to increase hourly wages for about 40,000 of its store associates earlier this month.

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MISTR's Free At-Home HIV Testing Kits Available For Limited Time at Select Walmart Stores

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Walmart To Expand Specialty Pharmacy Business

Walmart is expanding its “autoimmune-focused” specialty pharmacy business to more than 30 locations across nine states as retailers beef up the more lucrative aspects of the prescription drug business.

Walmart To Expand Specialty Pharmacy Business

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Walmart Stock Analysis: Why There's No Reason to Buy (or Sell) WMT Shares Now

Walmart (NYSE: WMT ) reported strong financial results for the first quarter, and the giant retailer is extremely profitable and has several highly promising initiatives at this point. Moreover, the firm has clearly become adept at attracting a large percentage of American consumers while generating high profits in the process.

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