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Mizuho on Walmart (WMT): 'Tariffs Not as Toxic as the Shrimp; Buying Weakness All Day'

August 21, 2025 12:17 PM EDT

Mizuho analyst David Bellinger reiterated an Outperform rating and $115.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

The analyst comments "We just caught up with Walmart (WMT) post its Q2 earnings miss. Nothing is thesis changing here. U.S. comps are trending +MSD% despite some small... More

Raymond James on Walmart (WMT): 'continues to gain share (across income cohorts)'

August 21, 2025 9:21 AM EDT

Raymond James analyst Bobby Griffin reiterated an Outperform rating and $105.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

The analyst comments "This morning, before the market open, Outperform-rated WMT reported F2Q26 results that were mixed relative to expectations EPS of $0.68 came in below consensus ($0.73) due to higher-than-expected claims costs (~$450M EBIT... More

Morgan Stanley on Walmart (WMT): 'we do not believe anything material will change with the WMT narrative- we remain bullish'

August 21, 2025 8:44 AM EDT

Morgan Stanley analyst Simeon Gutman reiterated an Overweight rating and $115.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

The analyst comments "Our initial take on WMTs 2Q earnings is its profit/incremental margin flywheel did not live up to expectations. This is entirely due to underwhelming incremental margins/profitability, as top line... More

Goldman Sachs on Walmart (WMT): '2Q earnings miss but sales growth beats'

August 21, 2025 8:44 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs analyst Kate McShane reiterated a Buy rating and $101.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

The analyst comments "WMT reported 2Q25 adj. EPS of $0.68, below GS/consensus (Refinitiv) of $0.70/$0.74. Walmart US SSS of +4.6% tracked better than consensus at +3.8%, driven by traffic (+1.5%) and... More

Evercore ISI on Walmart (WMT): 'innovation/enhanced omnichannel prowess is central to its steady traffic and share growth'

August 21, 2025 8:43 AM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst Greg Melich reiterated an Outperform rating and $110.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

The analyst comments "2Q results inc. constant currency adj. EPS of $0.68, or $0.72-$0.73 ex. a 560bp general liability reserve charge, came in slightly below the Streets $0.73. Topline of $177.4bn exceeded the Street, but while gross profit margin was up +4bps, it was not up as much as the Street had modeled. Full year EPS was raised 2 cents to $2.52-$2.62 reflecting stronger sales and 2-3 cents less FX headwind. 3Q adj. EPS guide of 58-60 cents... More

Truist Securities on Walmart (WMT): 'we remain Buyers'

August 21, 2025 8:42 AM EDT

Truist Securities analyst Scot Ciccarelli reiterated a Buy rating and $111.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

The analyst comments "Walmart keeps grinding out strong sales gains, despite its massive size, including a 4.6% US comp ($5.5b in $s). Sams also posted a... More

DA Davidson on Walmart (WMT): 'While not perfect, we think the strong 2Q comps and 3Q guide win the day'

August 21, 2025 8:41 AM EDT

DA Davidson analyst Michael Baker reiterated a Buy rating and $117.00 price target on Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

The analyst comments "WMTs results were mixed, with most top line metrics strong, both for the quarter and outlook. But, EPS did miss this quarter as the... More