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- 1 Walmart (WMT) stock price noted increased trading volume activity in a day.
- 2 With bullish sentiments, WMT stock price rose over 31% in the last 1-year.
Walmart (WMT) stock price made an upside trend as it showed bullish sentiments in its all-time price performance. In year-to-date (YTD) price analysis, WMT share price rose 12.06% whereas, in the last 1 month, the price showed a slow growth of 2.63%.
With the bullish sentiments in WMT stock price, investors’ constant support for Walmart Inc. can be easily seen. The weekly price analysis further showed more than 3% of price rise, as per the data sourced from TradingView, a web-based social network for traders.
On the last day, Walmart Inc. experienced 5.031 Million of trading volume as the aforementioned chart indicates. Other similar industry stocks like Leslie’s Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL), Vroom Inc. (NASDAQ: VRM), and Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) also showcased over 5 Million trading volumes in a day.
WMT Stock Price Analysis
On July 26, 2023, Wednesday’s trading session, WMT stock price opened at $159.24 then added $0.57 and closed at $159.74. With 0.36% of 1-day price gain, WMT share rose to $160.69 while dropping at its low price of $158.94. It must be noted that the bullish trend in WMT share price has made a rising chart.
The upside trend took WMT stock price above its 20-day moving average. The RSI further moved towards its overbought zone with the visible dominance of active bulls. Although, since the beginning of this week, the stock started its journey above the 20-day moving average.
The 1-year price target set by the analysts is at $170.73 which is up by over 6% from the recent closing price of WMT stock. Their maximum estimate is $210.00 while the minimum estimate is $157.00. Moreover, in the past 3-months, analysts have given a “buy” rating to Walmart Inc.
The Financials Update of Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), an American multinational retail corporation, has a market cap of nearly $430.15 Billion. By Mid-May 2023, the company released its Q1 2023 report that stated its net income during the quarter to be around $1.67 Billion.
WMT price-to-sales ratio is 0.69 and the company has an Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of 15.06. Its dividends are paid quarterly and the next dividend per share is expected to be $0.57, while the Dividend Yield (TTM)% at press time is 1.42%.
WMT earnings per share (EPS) for Q1 2023 is $1.47 whereas the estimation was $1.32 which accounts for an 11.49% surprise. The revenue for the same period amounts to $152.30 Billion despite the estimated figure of $148.94 Billion.
For the upcoming Q2 2023, the estimated EPS is $1.68, and revenue is expected to reach $159.37 Billion. Walmart Inc. revenue for 2022 amounted to $611.29 Billion, the most of which — $420.55 Billion — came from its highest performing source at the moment, Walmart, United States.
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