Value Investing Philosophy And Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT)?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

WMT belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NYSE while operating in the Discount Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Walmart Inc is $753.61B. A total of 14.18 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 16.38M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Bartlett Daniel J sold 1,830 shares of WMT for 91.07 per share on Jan 15 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 460,705 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 15 ’25, Bartlett Daniel J bought 1,830 shares at 91.07 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Furner John R. disposed of 13,125 shares on Dec 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $92.60. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 566,794 shares of WMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, McMillon C Douglas sold 29,124 shares at $92.35 per share on Dec 26 ’24. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 3,785,702.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Walmart Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.83, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.52. WMT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.5% when it declared a $0.2075 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.5%. The WMT stock dividend was $0.2075 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WMT has a high of $96.18 and a low of $53.44.

As of this writing, WMT has an earnings estimate of $0.64 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 34.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.68 per share and a lower estimate of $0.62.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. WMT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $14.76B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $57.32B in debt and $87.38B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.97, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $91.89B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WMT is Buy with a score of 4.72.

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