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Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) closed the day trading at $94.86 down -2.01% from the previous closing price of $96.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.79 million shares were traded. WMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $96.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $94.735.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WMT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 81.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 56.03. 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:
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 Jul 01 ’25 when Rainey John D sold 2,200 shares for $98.44 per share. The transaction valued at 216,565 led to the insider holds 628,318 shares of the business.
Walton Family Holdings Trust sold 378,639 shares of WMT for $36,923,285 on Jun 27 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 552,231,200 shares after completing the transaction at $97.52 per share. On Jun 26 ’25, another insider, McMillon C Douglas, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 19,416 shares for $97.19 each. As a result, the insider received 1,887,012 and left with 4,431,783 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 757022654464 and an Enterprise Value of 846562263040. As of this moment, Walmart’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.799.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMT is 0.67, which has changed by 0.3700173 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 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 $66.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.48%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WMT traded about 17.98M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WMT traded about 16678800 shares per day. A total of 7.99B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.35B. Insiders hold about 45.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 35.89% stake in the company. Shares short for WMT as of 1749772800 were 38729614 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1747267200 on 51027916. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 38729614 and a Short% of Float of 0.49.
Dividends & Splits
WMT’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.89, up from 0.858 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008862721The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.4. 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.
