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The price of Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) closed at $97.45 in the last session, down -0.02% from day before closing price of $97.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.63 million shares were traded. WMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $97.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.77.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WMT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 83.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 57.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.22 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on April 11, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $105.
On February 25, 2025, DZ Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $110.
KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on December 11, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $96 to $100.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when The Walton Family Foundation, bought 4,671,000 shares for $97.96 per share.
Walton Family Holdings Trust sold 1,016,000 shares of WMT for $100,432,391 on Jun 02 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 563,006,458 shares after completing the transaction at $98.85 per share. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Rainey John D, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 2,200 shares for $99.00 each. As a result, the insider received 217,800 and left with 630,518 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WMT now has a Market Capitalization of 779846483968 and an Enterprise Value of 843928764416. As of this moment, Walmart’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.232 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.738.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMT is 0.69, which has changed by 0.46036267 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMT has reached a high of $105.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.68%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WMT traded on average about 22.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 16149900 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 7.99B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.36B. Insiders hold about 45.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 35.81% stake in the company. Shares short for WMT as of 1747267200 were 51027916 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1744675200 on 46588541. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 51027916 and a Short% of Float of 0.64.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WMT is 0.89, which was 0.858 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008805871The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.41. The current Payout Ratio is 34.51% for WMT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1755216000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-02-26 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
