After Hours
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. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Walmart Health Expands in Texas with 18 New Locations.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Discount Stores industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Walmart Inc is $483.89B. A total of 10.98 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 19.51M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Rainey John D sold 3,000 shares of WMT for 60.26 per share on Apr 01 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 524,613 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 28 ’24, McMillon C Douglas sold 29,124 shares at 60.45 per share. WMT shares that President and CEO owns now total 4,047,767.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Furner John R. disposed of 13,125 shares on Mar 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $60.81. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 645,517 shares of WMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, WALTON S ROBSON sold 345,000 shares at $60.93 per share on Mar 14 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 652,044,261.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Walmart Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.19%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.41. 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.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WMT has a high of $61.65 and a low of $48.34.
As of this writing, WMT has an earnings estimate of $0.48 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 29 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.5 per share and a lower estimate of $0.47.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $10.41, 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 4.52.
