DA Davidson Forecasts Walmart’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:WMT)

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Walmart in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker anticipates that the retailer will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $167.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.51 EPS. Walmart’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on WMT. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Walmart from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group upped their price target on Walmart from $100.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Bank of America upped their price target on Walmart from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Walmart from $98.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Walmart from $105.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $101.87.

Walmart Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE WMT opened at $103.73 on Monday. Walmart has a 1-year low of $57.60 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $95.20 and a 200-day moving average of $85.80. The firm has a market cap of $833.31 billion, a PE ratio of 42.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walmart

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Walmart by 4.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,800,743 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $142,973,000 after purchasing an additional 83,376 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of Walmart by 0.4% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,345,293 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $431,632,000 after purchasing an additional 18,644 shares in the last quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 3.3% during the third quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 19,235 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,553,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Alta Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 10.1% during the third quarter. Alta Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,602 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AA Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Walmart by 13.8% during the third quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,833 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $956,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433 shares in the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Walmart

In related news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 38,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.80, for a total value of $3,754,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 257,281 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,419,362.80. This trade represents a 12.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robert Edward Jr. Moritz bought 5,446 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.81 per share, for a total transaction of $499,997.26. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 7,805 shares in the company, valued at $716,577.05. This trade represents a 230.86 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 175,177 shares of company stock worth $16,403,728 in the last ninety days. 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.