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In the latest session, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) closed at $96.35 down -0.50% from its previous closing price of $96.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 43.98 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Walmart Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 85.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 60.89. 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.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 15 ’25 when Bartlett Daniel J bought 1,778 shares for $93.77 per share.
Rainey John D sold 2,200 shares of WMT for $214,223 on May 01 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 632,718 shares after completing the transaction at $97.37 per share. On Apr 24 ’25, another insider, McMillon C Douglas, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 29,124 shares for $94.19 each. As a result, the insider received 2,743,318 and left with 4,480,347 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Walmart’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.49.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WMT has reached a high of $105.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $59.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.23%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 8.02B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.35B. Insiders hold about 45.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.03% stake in the company.
