Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Given New $82.00 Price Target at Telsey Advisory Group

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) had its price objective lifted by Telsey Advisory Group from $75.00 to $82.00 in a research note issued on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 11.64% from the stock’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. HSBC upped their price target on Walmart from $70.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 11th. Citigroup upped their price target on Walmart from $63.33 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 17th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Walmart from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Walmart from $69.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Walmart from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $77.79.

Walmart Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $73.45 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $590.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $68.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.37. Walmart has a 1-year low of $49.85 and a 1-year high of $74.44.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The retailer reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $169.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $168.56 billion. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.57% and a net margin of 2.88%. Walmart’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.61 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Walmart will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Alice L. Walton sold 3,633,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.80, for a total value of $242,737,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 636,898,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,544,840,574.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In related news, Director Timothy Patrick Flynn sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.82, for a total value of $1,944,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 144,807 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,386,389.74. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Alice L. Walton sold 3,633,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.80, for a total value of $242,737,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 636,898,811 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,544,840,574.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,000,613 shares of company stock valued at $725,932,010. 45.58% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walmart

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Traction Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Walmart during the 2nd quarter worth $208,000. Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Walmart by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 84,178 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $5,700,000 after buying an additional 4,564 shares during the period. Invst LLC increased its position in Walmart by 8.2% during the 2nd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 41,525 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,802,000 after buying an additional 3,132 shares during the period. Second Line Capital LLC increased its position in Walmart by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 43,836 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $2,968,000 after buying an additional 1,896 shares during the period. Finally, William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. bought a new position in Walmart during the 2nd quarter worth $4,812,000. 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.