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Walmart (WMT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
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Walmart (WMT - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $121.25, demonstrating a +2.09% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.31%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.25%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.38%.
Coming into today, shares of the world's largest retailer had gained 14.29% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 3.86%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.87%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Walmart in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on November 19, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Walmart to post earnings of $0.64 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 3.23%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $186.46 billion, indicating a 3.88% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.88 per share and revenue of $751.5 billion. These totals would mark changes of +9.09% and +5.38%, respectively, from last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Walmart. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.11% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Walmart is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Walmart is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 41.31. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.85, which means Walmart is trading at a premium to the group.
Meanwhile, WMT's PEG ratio is currently 4.29. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The Retail - Supermarkets was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.87 at yesterday's closing price.
The Retail - Supermarkets industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 229, which puts it in the bottom 7% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
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Walmart (WMT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Walmart (WMT - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $121.25, demonstrating a +2.09% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.31%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.25%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.38%.
Coming into today, shares of the world's largest retailer had gained 14.29% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 3.86%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.87%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Walmart in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on November 19, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Walmart to post earnings of $0.64 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 3.23%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $186.46 billion, indicating a 3.88% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.88 per share and revenue of $751.5 billion. These totals would mark changes of +9.09% and +5.38%, respectively, from last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Walmart. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.11% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Walmart is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Walmart is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 41.31. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.85, which means Walmart is trading at a premium to the group.
Meanwhile, WMT's PEG ratio is currently 4.29. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The Retail - Supermarkets was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.87 at yesterday's closing price.
The Retail - Supermarkets industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 229, which puts it in the bottom 7% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.