Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 41.45x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.52. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for WMT is 4.36B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.02% of that float. On September 30, 2024, the average trading volume of WMT was 16.29M shares.
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WMT) stock’s latest price update
Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.18 in relation to its previous close of 79.92. However, the company has experienced a 0.91% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-09-29 that My hypothetical $50,000 investment portfolio has a mix of large and small companies. Walmart is an iconic brand and is the largest American company by revenue.
WMT’s Market Performance
WMT’s stock has risen by 0.91% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.86% and a quarterly rise of 17.83%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.40% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.52% for Walmart Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.34% for WMT’s stock, with a 25.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WMT stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for WMT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WMT in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $89 based on the research report published on September 24, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WMT reach a price target of $82, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for WMT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 16th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to WMT, setting the target price at $81 in the report published on July 10th of the current year.
WMT Trading at 7.63% 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 -2.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.40%, as shares surge +4.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.65% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMT rose by +0.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +58.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.89. In addition, Walmart Inc saw 51.82% 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 Furner John R., who proposed sale 39,375 shares at the price of $81.04 back on Sep 26 ’24. After this action, Furner John R. now owns shares of Walmart Inc, valued at $3,190,950 using the latest closing price.
C. Douglas McMillon, the Executive Officer of Walmart Inc, proposed sale 87,372 shares at $80.33 during a trade that took place back on Sep 26 ’24, which means that C. Douglas McMillon is holding shares at $7,018,593 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 1.04. 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 sum up, Walmart Inc (WMT) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
