What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Walmart FY2025 Earnings?

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Roth Capital raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Walmart in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the retailer will post earnings per share of $2.49 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.45. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Roth Mkm raised their target price on Walmart from $81.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Walmart from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Walmart from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Walmart from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Walmart from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $91.49.

Walmart Price Performance

Walmart stock opened at $88.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.22. The company has a market capitalization of $709.94 billion, a PE ratio of 36.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.51. Walmart has a one year low of $49.85 and a one year high of $88.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.54.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.78% and a net margin of 2.92%. The company had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $167.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS. Walmart’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In related news, major shareholder S Robson Walton sold 4,057,369 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.20, for a total transaction of $313,228,886.80. Following the sale, the insider now owns 611,988,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,245,498,149.60. This represents a 0.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.48, for a total value of $232,440.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 384,165 shares in the company, valued at $29,765,104.20. This represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,337,337 shares of company stock worth $958,823,647 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Walmart by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 88,188 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $7,121,000 after acquiring an additional 3,043 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. bought a new position in Walmart during the 3rd quarter worth $504,000. Aldebaran Financial Inc. raised its position in Walmart by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Aldebaran Financial Inc. now owns 22,250 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,797,000 after purchasing an additional 2,191 shares during the last quarter. Tri Ri Asset Management Corp bought a new position in Walmart during the 3rd quarter worth $1,450,000. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in Walmart by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 9,052 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $731,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Walmart

Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.