In a filing, Walmart Inc revealed its Executive Officer C. Douglas McMillon acquired Company’s shares for reported $7.64 million on Mar 27 ’25. In the deal valued at $87.46 per share,87,372 shares were bought.
Then, The Walton Family Foundation, bought 295,000 shares, generating $25,800,700 in total proceeds.
Before that, Bartlett Daniel J sold 1,955 shares. Walmart Inc shares valued at $166,429 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $85.13 per share. As a result of the transaction, Bartlett Daniel J now holds 524,339 shares, worth roughly $44.88 million.
DZ Bank upgraded its Walmart Inc [WMT] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including KeyBanc Capital Markets’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid December has reiterated a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating for it. DZ Bank also remained covering WMT and has decreased its forecast on November 21, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Telsey Advisory Group maintained its rating on November 20, 2024. It rated WMT as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of WMT
On Tuesday, Walmart Inc [NYSE:WMT] saw its stock fall -2.14% to $85.59. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.12%. Walmart Inc shares have fallen nearly -5.27% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 40.27% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $105.30 was reached on 02/14/25, a 52-week low of $58.56 was recorded on 03/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $95.29, while 200 days put it at $82.58.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WMT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 84.83, which if violated will result in even more drops to 84.08. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 87.01. A further resistance level may holdings at 88.43. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 33.43, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -4.84, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 88.99%. Stochastics %K at 14.49% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Walmart Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Walmart Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 4.05 million shares to a total of 40.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 36.29 million shares. There was a rise of 10.03%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 22, 2024 when Bernstein began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $95 price target.
