After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Walmart Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Discount Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Walmart Inc is $781.57B. A total of 14.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 16.62M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Furner John R. sold 13,125 shares of WMT for 92.96 per share on Jan 23 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 568,626 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 23 ’25, McMillon C Douglas sold 29,124 shares at 92.62 per share. WMT shares that President and CEO owns now total 3,766,491.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Bartlett Daniel J disposed of 1,830 shares on Jan 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $91.07. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 460,705 shares of WMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bartlett Daniel J bought 1,830 shares at $91.07 per share on Jan 15 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Walmart Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.83, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.85%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.95. 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.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WMT has a high of $97.46 and a low of $54.51.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
