Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Walmart moved 1.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $108.37. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 3,325,035 compared to its average volume of 16,305,668. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.
Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail and wholesale stores and clubs, eCommerce websites, and mobile applications worldwide. The company is based in Bentonville and has 2,100,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $864,017,907,712. Walmart currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.8% per year.
40 analysts are following Walmart and have set target prices ranging from $64.0 to $129.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, WMT is trading -4.2% away from its average analyst target price of $113.12 per share.
Over the last year, WMT's share price has increased by 32.0%, which represents a difference of 18.3% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $109.03 per share whereas its 52 week low is $79.81. Walmart's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $15.2 Billion, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -8.9%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36,443,000 | 23,783,000 | 12,660,000 | -16.27 |
| 2023 | 35,726,000 | 20,606,000 | 15,120,000 | 26.17 |
| 2022 | 28,841,000 | 16,857,000 | 11,984,000 | 8.21 |
| 2021 | 24,181,000 | 13,106,000 | 11,075,000 | -57.09 |
| 2020 | 36,074,000 | 10,264,000 | 25,810,000 | 77.39 |
| 2019 | 25,255,000 | 10,705,000 | 14,550,000 |
