Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is -2.83% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $58.56 and a high of $105.30 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The WMT stock was last observed hovering at around $85.15 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 2.64%.
Currently trading at $87.79, the stock is 0.06% and -6.92% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 30.25 million and changing 3.10% at the moment leaves the stock 5.18% off its SMA200. WMT registered 44.58% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 9.85%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $94.3164 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $83.46845.
The stock witnessed a -10.97% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -5.39%, and is 0.34% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.36% over the week and 2.49% over the month.
Walmart Inc (WMT) has around 2100000 employees, a market worth around $703.80B and $680.99B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 36.47 and Fwd P/E is 29.76. Profit margin for the company is 2.85%. Distance from 52-week low is 49.93% and -16.63% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (13.58%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 4.76% this year.
Walmart Inc (WMT) Top Institutional Holders
4657.0 institutions hold shares in Walmart Inc (WMT), with institutional investors hold 65.95% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 8.02B, and float is at 4.36B with Short Float at 0.86%. Institutions hold 35.87% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 412.97 million shares valued at $27.96 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 5.1282% of the WMT Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 296.91 million shares valued at $20.1 billion to account for 3.6911 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 187.48 million shares representing 2.328% and valued at over $12.69 billion, while GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC holds 1.0534 of the shares totaling 84.83 million with a market value of $5.73 billion.
Walmart Inc (WMT) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by McMillon C Douglas, the company’s President and CEO. SEC filings show that McMillon C Douglas sold 29,124 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 27 ’25 at a price of $85.63 per share for a total of $2.49 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 3.97 million shares.
Walmart Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 19 ’25 that McLay Kathryn J. (Executive Vice President) sold a total of 4,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 19 ’25 and was made at $85.95 per share for $0.34 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.89 million shares of the WMT stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 19 ’25, McLay Kathryn J. (Officer) Proposed Sale 40,000 shares at an average price of $86.05 for $3.44 million. The insider now directly holds shares of Walmart Inc (WMT).
