The stock of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) decreased by -$1.2 on Monday to finish at $160.00, down -0.74 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 4,960,360 shares of common stock traded. 29 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $18.21. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 4,649,675, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 5,219,258.
WMT stock appreciated 3.45% since last month. On 07/19/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $153.75. The stock touched a high of $162.10 on 08/14/23, after rallying from a low of $128.07 in 52 weeks. The price of WMT stock has risen by 12.84% or $18.21 this year, reaching a new high 29 times. Still, the stock price is down -1.30% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
WMT stock investors should be aware that Walmart Inc. (WMT) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 14 days ago on Aug 01. On Aug 01, Executive Vice President Rainey John D sold 1,000 shares at $159.48 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $159,477. On Jul 27, McMillon C Douglas sold 9,708 shares at a price of US$159.58. After the transaction, the insider now owns 1,480,924 shares. Executive Vice President Furner John R. had earlier sold 4,375 shares on Jul 26 for $159.24 a share. The transaction was completed for $696,675.
Valuation Metrics
Walmart Inc. (WMT) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.56. Beta for the stock is 0.49. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.69, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 5.95, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 21.98.
Company paid $0.57 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.57 last year.
Financial Health
For the three months ended April 29, Walmart Inc.’s quick ratio was 0.20, while its current ratio was 0.80, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending April 29 is 0.60, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.68. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 24.10% percent. Walmart Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended April 29 was 5.80%, whereas its operating margin stood at 3.50% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $147.57 billion and revenue of $611.29 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. WMT’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 4.60%. There was a 12.10% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 15.10%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Walmart Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended April 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $152.3 billion, while revenues rose by 7.05% to $137.85 billion. It was predicted that Walmart Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $1.31, but it ended up being $1.17, beating the consensus by 12.00%. EBITDA was $9.09 billion for the quarter. At the end of Walmart Inc.’s most recent quarter ended April 29, its liabilities totaled 165.82 billion, while its total debt was $66.06 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $2.69 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Walmart Inc.’s (WMT) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 14 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 55.44%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 9.49% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 60.02% and 67.97% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 2.03. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 42.32%, the RSI (14) reading is 57.94%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.45, and the 14-day reading is at 0.62.
Analyst Ratings
In a note to investors, Credit Suisse maintained its an Outperform rating on Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT). However, the firm raised their price target to $180, indicating a possible increase of 5.88% in the stock price. Analysts have assigned Walmart Inc. (WMT) an Overweight rating. WMT is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 6 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 1 analyst. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 5 rates it overweight and 26 others recommend it as a buy.
What is WMT’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $159.00 and $210.00, with a median target price of $174.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Walmart Inc. (WMT) is $173.64.
