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 $827.81B. A total of 12.39 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 16.68M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Rainey John D sold 2,200 shares of WMT for 98.30 per share on Aug 01 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 626,118 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 24 ’25, McMillon C Douglas sold 19,416 shares at 95.58 per share. WMT shares that President and CEO owns now total 4,412,398.

Among the insiders who sold shares, McLay Kathryn J. disposed of 4,000 shares on Jul 21 ’25 at a per-share price of $95.14. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 1,056,455 shares of WMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Furner John R. sold 13,125 shares at $95.14 per share on Jul 17 ’25. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 932,313.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Walmart Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.89, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.85%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 44.50.

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 $105.30 and a low of $66.67.

As of this writing, WMT has an earnings estimate of $0.73 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 34.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.9 per share and a lower estimate of $0.67. The company reported an EPS of $0.67 in the last quarter

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 $10.49, 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.

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