Walmart Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Executive Vice President McLay Kathryn J. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.34 million on Mar 19 ’25. In the deal valued at $85.95 per share,4,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, McLay Kathryn J. now holds 888,309 shares worth roughly $75.29 million.
Then, McLay Kathryn J. bought 40,000 shares, generating $3,442,000 in total proceeds.
Before that, C. Douglas McMillon bought 87,372 shares. Walmart Inc shares valued at $7,641,555 were divested by the Executive Officer at a price of $87.46 per share.
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 -3.12% to $84.76. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.97%. Walmart Inc shares have fallen nearly -6.19% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 37.93% 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 $94.74, while 200 days put it at $83.08.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WMT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 83.82, which if violated will result in even more drops to 82.88. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 86.50. A further resistance level may holdings at 88.25. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 35.06, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.07, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 92.78%. Stochastics %K at 17.38% 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 2025-03-14, dropping by -0.65 million shares to a total of 37.56 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 38.2 million shares. There was a decline of -1.73%, which implies that there is a negative 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.
