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. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Walmart Leadership to Participate in Upcoming Investor Events.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Discount Stores industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $59.60 and fluctuated between $59.84 as its day high and $58.18 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Walmart Inc is $160.46B. A total of 32.08 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 23.85M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, WMT has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 44 BUYs and 96 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 683,964 shares during that period but sold 21,317,529.
In the most recent transaction, WALTON JIM C sold 4,895,109 shares of WMT for 175.84 per share on Feb 23. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 218,799,087 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 23, WALTON ALICE L sold 4,895,109 shares at 175.84 per share. WMT shares that 10% Owner owns now total 218,799,087.
Among the insiders who sold shares, WALTON S ROBSON disposed of 4,895,109 shares on Feb 23 at a per-share price of $175.84. This resulted in the Director holding 218,799,087 shares of WMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, WALTON ALICE L sold 1,990,022 shares at $174.82 per share on Feb 22. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 223,694,196.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Walmart Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.83%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.17. WMT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/13/2024 when it declared a $0.2075 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/6/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/6/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 12/13/2024. The WMT stock dividend was $0.2075 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for WMT in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $194.33 with high estimates of $228.00 and low estimates of $161.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WMT has a high of $60.45 and a low of $45.36.
As of this writing, WMT has an earnings estimate of $1.57 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 28 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.64 per share and a lower estimate of $1.52. The company reported an EPS of $1.53 in the last quarter, which was 0.70% higher than expectations of $1.52.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $9.83, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $91.89B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.53.
