Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.67 in relation to its previous close of 97.10. However, the company has experienced a 2.91% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-06-01 that These are tricky times for investors. Oh, the market’s never exactly easy to navigate.
Is It Worth Investing in Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) Right Now?
Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 42.30x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.68. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 27 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 13 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for WMT is 4.35B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.17% of that float. On June 02, 2025, the average trading volume of WMT was 22.63M shares.
WMT’s Market Performance
The stock of Walmart Inc (WMT) has seen a 2.91% increase in the past week, with a 1.51% rise in the past month, and a 0.11% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.98% for WMT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.31% for WMT stock, with a simple moving average of 11.09% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WMT stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for WMT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WMT in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $105 based on the research report published on April 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WMT reach a price target of $110. The rating they have provided for WMT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 25th, 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to WMT, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
WMT Trading at 6.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WMT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.25% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.00%, as shares surge +1.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMT rose by +2.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.45. In addition, Walmart Inc saw 9.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WMT starting from Walton Family Holdings Trust, who sale 2,570,000 shares at the price of $97.12 back on May 29 ’25. After this action, Walton Family Holdings Trust now owns 564,022,458 shares of Walmart Inc, valued at $249,600,713 using the latest closing price.
Walton Family Holdings Trust, the 10% Owner of Walmart Inc, sale 2,238,020 shares at $97.50 during a trade that took place back on May 27 ’25, which means that Walton Family Holdings Trust is holding 569,501,458 shares at $218,207,845 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Walmart Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 22.80, with 7.29 for asset returns.
Based on Walmart Inc (WMT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.61. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.66. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 29.35 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 68.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.
Conclusion
To sum up, Walmart Inc (WMT) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
