Walmart (WMT) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) in the last few weeks:

• 8/18/2025 – Walmart had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Evercore ISI. They now have a $110.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $108.00.
• 8/18/2025 – Walmart had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim. They now have a $115.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $112.00.
• 8/14/2025 – Walmart had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $115.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/13/2025 – Walmart had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Mizuho. They now have a $115.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/13/2025 – Walmart had its price target raised by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $110.00 to $115.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/12/2025 – Walmart had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $107.00 to $108.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/8/2025 – Walmart had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $112.00 to $130.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2025 – Walmart was upgraded by analysts at Erste Group Bank AG from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 7/2/2025 – Walmart had its price target raised by analysts at Tigress Financial from $115.00 to $120.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Walmart Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a yield of 90.0%. Walmart’s payout ratio is presently 40.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Walmart

In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 19,416 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.58, for a total value of $1,855,781.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,412,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $421,737,000.84. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John R. Furner sold 13,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.14, for a total transaction of $1,248,712.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 932,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $88,700,258.82. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 84,841 shares of company stock worth $8,161,365. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

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.