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As a NYSE listed company, WMT falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Discount Stores industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $61.41 and fluctuated between $61.56 as its day high and $60.65 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Walmart Inc is $494.52B. A total of 16.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 22.27M shares.
In the most recent transaction, WALTON ALICE L sold 500,000 shares of WMT for 58.39 per share on Mar 01 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 653,067,261 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 01 ’24, WALTON JIM C sold 500,000 shares at 58.39 per share. WMT shares that 10% Owner owns now total 653,067,261.
Among the insiders who sold shares, WALTON S ROBSON disposed of 500,000 shares on Mar 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $58.39. This resulted in the Director holding 653,067,261 shares of WMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rainey John D sold 3,000 shares at $58.55 per share on Mar 01 ’24. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 527,613.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Walmart Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.12. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WMT has a high of $61.07 and a low of $45.53.
As of this writing, WMT has an earnings estimate of $0.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 29 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.55 per share and a lower estimate of $0.51.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
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. 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.
