Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT – Free Report) – Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Walmart in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 15th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the retailer will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.54. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $82.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS.
Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Walmart from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen upped their target price on Walmart from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded Walmart from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Walmart from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 17th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on Walmart from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $78.57.
Walmart Price Performance
NYSE WMT opened at $73.45 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.86 and its 200-day moving average is $63.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a market capitalization of $590.80 billion, a PE ratio of 31.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.50. Walmart has a 12-month low of $49.85 and a 12-month high of $74.44.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The retailer reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $169.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $168.56 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.57% and a net margin of 2.88%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.61 earnings per share.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walmart
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners bought a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 4th quarter valued at $173,000. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Walmart by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,673 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $421,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 63.1% in the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 616,771 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $97,234,000 after purchasing an additional 238,602 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,910 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,562,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Walmart during the fourth quarter worth approximately $64,000. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other Walmart news, Director Timothy Patrick Flynn sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total transaction of $1,944,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 144,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,386,389.74. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, major shareholder Alice L. Walton sold 3,633,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.80, for a total value of $242,737,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 636,898,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,544,840,574.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Timothy Patrick Flynn sold 30,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total transaction of $1,944,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 144,807 shares in the company, valued at $9,386,389.74. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 11,000,613 shares of company stock worth $725,932,010. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.
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