Walmart Inc’s filing revealed that its President and CEO McMillon C Douglas unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.49 million on Mar 27 ’25. In the deal valued at $85.63 per share,29,124 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, McMillon C Douglas now holds 3,972,517 shares worth roughly $352.88 million.
Then, McLay Kathryn J. sold 4,000 shares, generating $343,800 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $85.95, the Executive Vice President now owns 888,309 shares.
Before that, McLay Kathryn J. bought 40,000 shares. Walmart Inc shares valued at $3,442,000 were divested by the Officer at a price of $86.05 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 jump 1.18% to $88.83. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.80%. Walmart Inc shares have fallen nearly -1.68% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 47.63% 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 $94.25, while 200 days put it at $83.58.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WMT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 87.76, which if violated will result in even more drops to 86.70. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 89.50. A further resistance level may holdings at 90.18. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 48.41, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.12, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 5.34%. Stochastics %K at 64.33% indicates the stock is a holding.
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.