Walmart FY2025 EPS Estimate Lifted by Telsey Advisory Group

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Telsey Advisory Group increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Walmart in a report released on Tuesday, November 19th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the retailer will post earnings per share of $2.49 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.43. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.43 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.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on WMT. Melius Research began coverage on shares of Walmart in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Walmart from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Redburn Atlantic raised Walmart to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Walmart from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Walmart from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.51.

Walmart Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $87.18 on Thursday. Walmart has a 12 month low of $49.85 and a 12 month high of $88.29. The firm has a market cap of $700.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.78, a P/E/G ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $81.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.43.

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

Institutional Trading of Walmart

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in Walmart during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Walmart during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Walmart by 138.3% during the second quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 429 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Cultivar Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Walmart in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Walmart by 253.0% in the first quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC now owns 526 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 377 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.48, for a total transaction of $232,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 384,165 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,765,104.20. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder S Robson Walton sold 4,057,369 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.20, for a total transaction of $313,228,886.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 611,988,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $47,245,498,149.60. This trade represents a 0.66 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 12,337,337 shares of company stock valued at $958,823,647. 45.58% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.