Walmart Inc. (WMT)
Walmart Inc.
Scored against other Consumer Defensive stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Walmart is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- The stock has been climbing and sits near the top of its range for the year.
- Worth watching
- It keeps less of each dollar it brings in than most other everyday-goods companies.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 40 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Walmart Inc.
Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail and wholesale stores and clubs, ecommerce websites, and mobile applications worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club U.S…
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Employees
- 2,100,000
- Headquarters
- Bentonville, AR
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 43.0 — lower than 13% of Consumer Defensive peers
P/B 9.6 — lower than 31% of Consumer Defensive peers
P/S 1.3 — lower than 67% of Consumer Defensive peers
EV/EBITDA 23.0 — lower than 11% of Consumer Defensive peers
EV/Revenue 1.4 — lower than 83% of Consumer Defensive peers
PEG 4.0 — lower than 18% of Consumer Defensive peers
FCF yield 0.8% — higher than 6% of Consumer Defensive peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 24.8% — higher than 11% of Consumer Defensive peers
Operating margin 3.5% — higher than 6% of Consumer Defensive peers
Net margin 3.0% — higher than 22% of Consumer Defensive peers
ROE 22.3% — higher than 38% of Consumer Defensive peers
ROA 6.4% — higher than 39% of Consumer Defensive peers
Free cash flow is 32% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.7 — lower than 75% of Consumer Defensive peers
Current ratio 0.77 — higher than 28% of Consumer Defensive peers
Quick ratio 0.20 — higher than 6% of Consumer Defensive peers
Cash/debt 0.15 — higher than 61% of Consumer Defensive peers
Debt/EBITDA 1.70 — lower than 72% of Consumer Defensive peers
Growth
Revenue growth 5.9% YoY — higher than 61% of Consumer Defensive peers
Earnings growth -9.1% YoY — higher than 25% of Consumer Defensive peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 35.0% — somewhat unusual vs Consumer Defensive peers
Net insider selling, -0.3% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -14.1% of shares held
Insiders hold 44.2% of shares outstanding
1.8% of float sold short
Momentum
Above its 50- & 200-day averages
55% of the way from its 52-week low to high