The stock of Walmart Inc (WMT) has gone down by -1.91% for the week, with a 5.08% rise in the past month and a 16.42% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.82%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.42% for WMT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.84% for WMT’s stock, with a 25.75% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is 41.08x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for WMT is 0.51. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for WMT is 4.35B and currently, short sellers hold a 0.98% of that float. On September 23, 2024, WMT’s average trading volume was 16.13M shares.
WMT) stock’s latest price update
Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.31 in relation to its previous close of 78.04. However, the company has experienced a -1.91% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. barrons.com reported 2024-09-22 that Retailers Walmart and Costco made robust stock repurchases months before their shares broke out to record highs in September.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WMT stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for WMT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WMT in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $82 based on the research report published on August 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WMT reach a price target of $81. The rating they have provided for WMT stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on July 10th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to WMT, setting the target price at $71 in the report published on July 02nd of the current year.
WMT Trading at 8.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WMT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.82%, as shares surge +4.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.27% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMT fell by -1.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +53.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $77.81. In addition, Walmart Inc saw 50.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WMT starting from WALTON S ROBSON, who sale 1,804,000 shares at the price of $79.18 back on Sep 17 ’24. After this action, WALTON S ROBSON now owns 605,979,318 shares of Walmart Inc, valued at $142,839,298 using the latest closing price.
WALTON S ROBSON, the 10% Owner of Walmart Inc, sale 359,616 shares at $78.25 during a trade that took place back on Sep 19 ’24, which means that WALTON S ROBSON is holding 603,989,702 shares at $28,139,798 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Walmart Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 18.97, with 6.10 for asset returns.
Based on Walmart Inc (WMT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 38.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 76.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.80.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Walmart Inc (WMT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
