Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Given New $82.00 Price Target at Telsey Advisory Group

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) had its price target raised by Telsey Advisory Group from $75.00 to $82.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on WMT. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Walmart from $64.33 to $73.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Walmart from $69.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a report on Thursday, June 6th. StockNews.com cut Walmart from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report on Saturday, July 27th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Walmart from $63.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Walmart from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Walmart presently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $78.57.

Walmart Stock Performance

Walmart stock opened at $73.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Walmart has a 12-month low of $49.85 and a 12-month high of $74.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $590.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.50.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The retailer reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.57% and a net margin of 2.88%. The business had revenue of $169.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $168.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.61 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Walmart will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Walmart news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.19, for a total transaction of $207,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 387,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,787,946.35. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.19, for a total value of $207,570.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 387,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,787,946.35. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP David Chojnowski sold 8,791 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.00, for a total value of $597,788.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 94,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,420,220. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,000,613 shares of company stock valued at $725,932,010 in the last quarter. 45.58% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walmart

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WMT. ICW Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 15,451 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,436,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Rossmore Private Capital raised its stake in Walmart by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 20,504 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,232,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 21,377 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,370,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Landmark Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Walmart by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Landmark Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,055 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,112,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Kelman Lazarov Inc. raised its stake in Walmart by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Kelman Lazarov Inc. now owns 3,928 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $619,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.76% of the company’s stock.

About Walmart

Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.