Walmart (WMT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$82.02

+1.21 (+1.50%)

(As of 10/22/2024 ET)

Walmart - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Buy

Based on 31 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
1

Buy
30

Based on 31 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Walmart in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 31 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, 29 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for WMT.

Consensus Price Target

$83.51
1.81% Upside

According to the 31 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Walmart, the average price target is $83.51. The highest price target for WMT is $98.00, while the lowest price target for WMT is $58.33. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 1.81% from the current price of $82.02.

WMT Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/24/23 to 10/23/24	1 Month Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24	3 Months Ago 7/26/23 to 7/25/24	1 Year Ago 10/24/22 to 10/24/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	29 Buy rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$83.51	$79.76	$71.60	$59.07
Forecasted Upside	1.81% Upside	-0.72% Downside	2.26% Upside	8.57% Upside
Consensus Rating	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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WMT Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WMT Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Walmart Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Walmart	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.50	2.50
Consensus Rating	Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold
Predicted Upside	1.81% Upside	35.54% Upside	7.90% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent WMT News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
10/22/2024	Evercore ISI 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$82.00 ➝ $85.00	+4.64%
10/22/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$95.00	+17.56%
10/14/2024	KeyCorp 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$82.00 ➝ $86.00	+7.37%
10/14/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$81.00 ➝ $90.00	+12.36%
10/11/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$81.00 ➝ $92.00	+15.29%
10/8/2024	Telsey Advisory Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$82.00 ➝ $92.00	+16.26%
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9/30/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$82.00 ➝ $90.00	+12.81%
9/27/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$75.00 ➝ $98.00	+22.71%
9/24/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Ciccarelli Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$76.00 ➝ $89.00	+10.79%
9/23/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Nedialkova Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
9/23/2024	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Short Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$95.00	+18.74%
9/23/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$81.00 ➝ $88.00	+10.73%
9/4/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$85.00 ➝ $90.00	+16.52%
8/16/2024	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$75.00 ➝ $81.00	+10.82%
8/16/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$75.00 ➝ $85.00	+16.29%
8/16/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$73.00 ➝ $81.00	+10.57%
8/16/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$80.00 ➝ $85.00	+16.03%
8/16/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$75.00 ➝ $85.00	+16.03%
8/16/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$77.00 ➝ $83.00	+13.40%
8/16/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Keith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$81.00 ➝ $83.00	+12.96%
8/16/2024	Roth Mkm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$71.00 ➝ $81.00	+10.63%
8/16/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$80.00 ➝ $80.00	+9.66%
8/16/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$74.00 ➝ $80.00	+9.32%
8/16/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$66.00 ➝ $78.00	+6.59%
8/16/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $82.00	+12.05%
8/16/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$81.00 ➝ $83.00	+13.42%
8/13/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$71.00 ➝ $73.00	+6.26%
7/23/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$75.00 ➝ $86.00	+21.73%
6/11/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$70.00 ➝ $81.00	+21.68%
5/17/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$63.00 ➝ $70.00	+7.96%
2/16/2024	Stifel Europe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$56.33 ➝ $58.33	+2.51%
11/13/2023	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$61.67 ➝ $63.33	+14.04%
8/11/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$56.67 ➝ $60.00	+12.32%
6/12/2023	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$62.00	+21.01%
4/19/2023	Gordon Haskett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Accumulate ➝ Buy	$51.67 ➝ $55.00	+10.11%
3/28/2023	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold
2/15/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$58.33 ➝ $60.00	+23.72%
2/14/2023	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	W. Kirk Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
12/1/2022	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$50.00 ➝ $55.00	+8.25%
11/16/2022	MKM Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Bill Kirk Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$52.67 ➝ $57.00	+14.68%
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11/16/2022	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$55.00 ➝ $58.33	+18.69%

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Should I Buy Walmart Stock? WMT Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, October 18, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Walmart pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Walmart
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Walmart:

Walmart's strong financial performance, with a forecasted earnings per share of 2.44 for the current fiscal year, indicating stability and potential growth.
Positive sentiment from institutional investors, as evidenced by significant stake increases by various hedge funds and institutional investors.
Analysts setting new price targets for Walmart, with an average target price of $81.62, suggesting potential for stock price appreciation.
Multiple analysts issuing "buy" and "strong buy" ratings for Walmart, indicating confidence in the company's future performance.
Diversification of Walmart's business segments, including retail, wholesale, eCommerce, and membership-only warehouse clubs, providing resilience in different market conditions.

Walmart
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Walmart for these reasons:

Intense competition in the retail industry, which could impact Walmart's market share and margins.
External factors such as economic downturns or global events affecting consumer spending habits, potentially impacting Walmart's revenue.
Regulatory challenges and changes in government policies that could impact Walmart's operations and profitability.
Dependency on consumer discretionary spending, making Walmart vulnerable to fluctuations in consumer sentiment and economic conditions.
Market saturation in certain regions, leading to limited growth opportunities for Walmart in those areas.

WMT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 31 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Walmart is $83.51, with a high forecast of $98.00 and a low forecast of $58.33.
: 31 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walmart in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating, 29 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" WMT shares.
: According to analysts, Walmart's stock has a predicted upside of 1.81% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Walmart's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Walmart has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Melius Research, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Redburn Atlantic, Robert W. Baird, Roth Mkm, Royal Bank of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, Telsey Advisory Group, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Walmart more than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating for Walmart is Buy while the average consensus rating for "retail/wholesale" companies is Hold. Learn more on how WMT compares to other companies.

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Walmart (WMT) Stock Forecast & Price Target