Telsey Advisory Group Predicts Walmart FY2025 Earnings

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Walmart in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 19th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the retailer will post earnings of $2.49 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.43. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Walmart from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Walmart from $73.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Walmart from $66.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Walmart from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.88.

Walmart Stock Up 2.3 %

WMT opened at $90.44 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. Walmart has a 12 month low of $49.85 and a 12 month high of $90.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $82.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.75. The stock has a market cap of $726.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.11, a P/E/G ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.51.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $169.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $167.69 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 21.78%. Walmart’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS.

Insider Activity at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 29,124 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.64, for a total transaction of $2,348,559.36. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,873,053 shares in the company, valued at $312,322,993.92. This trade represents a 0.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 384,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,765,104.20. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 12,337,337 shares of company stock valued at $958,823,647. 45.58% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walmart

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. WFA Asset Management Corp increased its position in Walmart by 201.0% during the first quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 2,092 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 1,397 shares during the period. Dupont Capital Management Corp raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 165.4% in the 1st quarter. Dupont Capital Management Corp now owns 270,147 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $16,255,000 after buying an additional 168,346 shares in the last quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Walmart by 186.8% during the first quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,218 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $735,000 after purchasing an additional 7,958 shares in the last quarter. InterOcean Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Walmart by 211.0% in the 1st quarter. InterOcean Capital Group LLC now owns 1,710,257 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $102,906,000 after buying an additional 1,160,354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Natixis grew its position in Walmart by 96.7% in the first quarter. Natixis now owns 921,820 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $55,466,000 after acquiring an additional 453,101 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

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.