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After finishing at $87.44 in the prior trading day, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) closed at $85.20, down -2.56%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 33.26 million shares were traded. WMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $84.88.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WMT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 75.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.24 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
On December 11, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated its Overweight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $96 to $100.
DZ Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 21, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $91.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when Walton Family Holdings Trust sold 5,000 shares for $96.05 per share. The transaction valued at 480,250 led to the insider holds 591,532,005 shares of the business.
Walton Family Holdings Trust sold 1,386,039 shares of WMT for $132,000,587 on Mar 04 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 592,809,427 shares after completing the transaction at $95.24 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Walton Family Holdings Trust, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 1,272,422 shares for $96.01 each. As a result, the insider received 122,169,716 and left with 591,537,005 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 684444811264 and an Enterprise Value of 741826822144. As of this moment, Walmart’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.089 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.464.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMT is 0.70, which has changed by 0.39626348 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 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 $58.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 18.84M shares per day over the past 3-months and 25610910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 8.03B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.36B. Insiders hold about 45.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 35.54% stake in the company. Shares short for WMT as of 1740700800 were 40333744 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1738281600 on 36287449. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 40333744 and a Short% of Float of 0.9400000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WMT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.83, compared to 0.83 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009492223The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.45. The current Payout Ratio is 34.44% for WMT, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1742515200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-02-26 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
