Walmart | WMT Stock Price, Company Overview & News (2024)

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Walmart has 8.17% upside potential, based on the analysts' average price target. Is WMT a Buy, Sell or Hold? Walmart has a consensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 25 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings. The average price target for Walmart is $73.12.

Walmart Stock Forecast

The 29 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Walmart stock have an average target of 71.03, with a low estimate of 55 and a high estimate of 81. The average target predicts an increase of 4.66% from the current stock price of 67.87.

Walmart stock price stood at $67.89

According to the latest long-term forecast, Walmart price will hit $90 by the end of 2025 and then $95 by the end of 2026. Walmart will rise to $100 within the year of 2027, $110 in 2028, $125 in 2029 and $150 in 2031.

Walmart stock has received a consensus rating of buy. The average rating score is Aa2 and is based on 96 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 0 sell ratings.

For the first time in over 20 years, retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) executed a stock split with shares trading on a post-split basis as of Feb. 26. The company's decision to do a 3-for-1 split was motivated in part by a desire to ensure shares remained affordable for employees, also known as associates.

WMT is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of A. Additionally, the company could be a top pick for growth investors. WMT has a Growth Style Score of A, forecasting year-over-year earnings growth of 6.8% for the current fiscal year.

Investing $1,000 In Walmart IPO: Walmart offered shares for $16.50 on Oct. 1, 1970 for its IPO. A $1,000 investment could have purchased 60.61 shares of Walmart stock.

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Jim Walton is the largest shareholder of Walmart (NYSE: WMT). According to the company's latest proxy statement, the third child of company co-founder Sam Walton currently owns 31,521,372 shares worth around $2.1 billion.

What is the 10 year return on Walmart stock? ›

Ten Year Stock Price Total Return for Walmart is calculated as follows: Last Close Price [ 67.91 ] / Adj Prior Close Price [ 20.54 ] (-) 1 (=) Total Return [ 230.7% ] Prior price dividend adjustment factor is 0.81.

Back in January, Walmart announced it would split its stock at a 3-to-1 ratio on February 26, 2024, which is today. The split creates three times as many Walmart shares and thus dilutes each share's price by a factor of three based on WMT's closing stock price on February 23.

McMillon also said in the podcast that the company puts an emphasis on saving. McMillon noted that more than 400,000 associates participate in Walmart's Associate Stock Purchase Plan, which allows eligible associates to buy stock through payroll deductions and grants a 15% company match on the first $1,800 each year.

The closing price for Walmart (WMT) in 2000 was $11.56, on December 29, 2000. It was down 21.9% for the year.

Walmart is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 7% and 4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 7.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 21.8% in 3 years.

Jim Walton is the largest shareholder of Walmart (WMT -0.60%). According to the company's latest proxy statement, the third child of company co-founder Sam Walton currently owns 31,521,372 shares worth around $2.1 billion.

From fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2026, analysts expect Walmart's revenue to rise at a CAGR of 4% as its EPS grows at a CAGR of 35%. Its stock still looks reasonably valued at 26 times forward earnings, its dividend offers a decent forward yield of 1.4%, and management has raised the payout annually for 51 consecutive years.