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 $960,800,000 were purchased by Jim C. Walton, as trustee of t on Aug 28 ’25. At $96.08 per share, Jim C. Walton, as trustee of t acquired 10,000,000 shares.
Also, WPS2 Fund purchased 210,000 shares, netting a total of over 20,176,800 in proceeds.
Before that, C. Douglas McMillon had added 58,248 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $5,640,154, the Executive Officer bought Walmart Inc shares for $96.83 each.
As published in a research note from Erste Group on August 05, 2025, Walmart Inc [WMT] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy. Analysts at Mizuho started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of February 25, 2025, DZ Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for WMT. Earlier on December 11, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for WMT stock.
Analyzing WMT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Walmart Inc [NYSE: WMT] rose 0.03% to $96.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $95.71, but it reached a high of $96.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.89%. Over the course of the year, Walmart Inc shares have jumped approximately 26.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $105.30 on 02/14/25 and a 52-week low of $79.81 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Walmart Inc (WMT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 95.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 95.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 96.55. The next price resistance is at 97.00. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Walmart Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Walmart Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 6.05 million shares to 39.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 33.12 million shares. A jump of 15.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.88.
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In terms of Walmart Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 117 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.77% from the previous closing price of $96.08. Analysts anticipate Walmart Inc stock to reach 118 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 November 21, 2024, DZ Bank assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $91.
