Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.42-2.47 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.45. Walmart also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.420-2.470 EPS.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of WMT opened at $84.09 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.80. Walmart has a 1 year low of $49.85 and a 1 year high of $85.79. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $81.43 and a 200-day moving average of $73.15. The company has a market cap of $675.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 0.51.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WMT. Guggenheim lifted their price target on Walmart from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Melius Research started coverage on Walmart in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Walmart from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Walmart from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Walmart from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-eight have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, major shareholder Alice L. Walton sold 2,709,163 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total transaction of $209,607,941.31. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 630,501,148 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,781,873,820.76. This trade represents a 0.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 12,337,337 shares of company stock valued at $958,823,647 in the last three months. 45.58% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.