Telsey Advisory Group Expects Increased Earnings for Walmart

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Walmart in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 19th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the retailer will earn $2.49 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.43. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 target price 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 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on WMT. KeyCorp upped their price target on Walmart from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial upped their price target on Walmart from $89.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America upped their price target on Walmart from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Walmart from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Walmart from $66.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.49.

Walmart Stock Up 1.3 %

WMT stock opened at $88.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.85. The business’s 50-day moving average is $81.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.54. The company has a market cap of $709.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.25, a P/E/G ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.51. Walmart has a fifty-two week low of $49.85 and a fifty-two week high of $88.64.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.05. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.78% and a net margin of 2.92%. The company had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $167.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. Walmart’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,720 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,915,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 43,549 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,591,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 32,633 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,635,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. CAP Partners LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. CAP Partners LLC now owns 6,054 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $489,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Investment Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Walmart by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,182 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $499,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, major shareholder Alice L. Walton sold 2,375,563 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.96, for a total value of $182,823,328.48. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 619,646,544 shares in the company, valued at approximately $47,687,998,026.24. This trade represents a 0.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.48, for a total value of $232,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 384,165 shares in the company, valued at $29,765,104.20. This represents a 0.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,337,337 shares of company stock valued at $958,823,647 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Company Profile

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.