What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Walmart FY2025 Earnings?

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) – Roth Capital increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Walmart in a report released on Wednesday, November 20th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the retailer will post earnings of $2.49 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.45. The consensus estimate for Walmart’s current full-year earnings is $2.43 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Walmart’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS.

WMT has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Walmart from $75.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Walmart from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Walmart from $89.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Redburn Atlantic raised Walmart to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Walmart from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.49.

Walmart Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of Walmart stock opened at $88.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.22. Walmart has a 1-year low of $49.85 and a 1-year high of $88.64. The business has a 50-day moving average of $81.92 and a 200-day moving average of $73.54. The company has a market capitalization of $709.94 billion, a PE ratio of 36.25, a P/E/G ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.51.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The retailer reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $169.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $167.69 billion. Walmart had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 21.78%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,720 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,915,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Providence Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 43,549 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $3,591,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 32,633 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,635,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. CAP Partners LLC grew its holdings in Walmart by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. CAP Partners LLC now owns 6,054 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $489,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Investment Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Walmart by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,182 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $499,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. 26.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP John D. Rainey sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.48, for a total transaction of $232,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 384,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,765,104.20. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Daniel J. Bartlett sold 2,063 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.76, for a total value of $166,607.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 459,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,113,904.08. This trade represents a 0.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 12,337,337 shares of company stock valued at $958,823,647. Corporate 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.