Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Walmart Inc shares valued at $4,084,869 were purchased by Furner John R. on Sep 18 ’25. At $103.74 per share, Furner John R. acquired 39,375 shares.
Also, Walton Family Holdings Trust sold 2,389,000 shares, netting a total of over 247,148,739 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $103.45 each, the insider now holds 535,663,200 shares.
Before that, Builders Vision Foundation had added 2,550,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $265,888,500, the Other: Stockholder bought Walmart Inc shares for $104.27 each.
Analysts at Erste Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of April 11, 2025, Mizuho has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for WMT. Earlier on February 25, 2025, DZ Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WMT stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing WMT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] plunged -0.64% to $103.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $102.16, but it reached a high of $104.635 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.93%. Over the course of the year, Walmart Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.60%.
Is Walmart Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Walmart Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.89 million shares to 38.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 37.08 million shares. A jump of 4.85% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.19.
Which companies own the most shares of Walmart Inc (WMT)?
In terms of Walmart Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 118 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.17% from the previous closing price of $104.27. Analysts anticipate Walmart Inc stock to reach 129 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 109. In spite of this, 31 analysts ranked Walmart Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 11, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $100.
