Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

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

Walmart Trading Up 1.3 %

WMT stock opened at $88.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $709.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.25, a PEG ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.51. Walmart has a 1-year low of $49.85 and a 1-year high of $88.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.22.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $167.69 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.78% and a net margin of 2.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Walmart will post 2.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on WMT. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Walmart from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Walmart from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Walmart from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Walmart from $89.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Walmart from $73.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $91.49.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other 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 value of $209,607,941.31. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 630,501,148 shares in the company, valued at $48,781,873,820.76. This trade represents a 0.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.64, for a total value of $2,348,559.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 3,873,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $312,322,993.92. The trade was a 0.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,337,337 shares of company stock valued at $958,823,647. 45.58% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.