Q3 Earnings Estimate for Walmart Issued By KeyCorp

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Walmart in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 6th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas anticipates that the retailer will earn $0.52 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $88.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.44 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The retailer reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. Walmart had a return on equity of 21.72% and a net margin of 2.34%. The firm had revenue of $169.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $168.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.61 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Walmart from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on Walmart in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on Walmart from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Walmart from $66.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on Walmart from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $83.92.

Walmart Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE WMT opened at $84.83 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $681.88 billion, a PE ratio of 44.11, a PEG ratio of 4.18 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Walmart has a 12 month low of $49.85 and a 12 month high of $85.54. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $80.53 and a 200-day moving average of $71.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walmart

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WMT. Liberty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Walmart in the first quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Commerce Bank lifted its stake in Walmart by 189.4% in the first quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 917,625 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $55,213,000 after buying an additional 600,521 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in Walmart by 290.7% in the first quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 270,065 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $16,250,000 after buying an additional 200,947 shares during the period. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Walmart in the first quarter valued at approximately $723,000. Finally, Meridian Management Co. lifted its stake in Walmart by 200.2% in the first quarter. Meridian Management Co. now owns 140,880 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $8,477,000 after buying an additional 93,955 shares during the period. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other news, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total transaction of $1,088,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 593,040 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,198,598.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.12, for a total transaction of $246,360.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 378,165 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,054,909.80. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.96, for a total value of $1,088,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 593,040 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,198,598.40. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 12,337,337 shares of company stock worth $958,823,647 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 45.58% of the company’s stock.

Walmart Company Profile

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.