Stock Data
$1.03 (0.99%)
Asset Type
Common Stock
Exchange
NASDAQ
Currency
USD
Country
USA
Sector
CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
Industry
DISCOUNT STORES
Walmart Inc. is a global retail giant offering a wide range of products and services. With a presence in various countries, it operates under several segments including Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. The company's vast offerings include groceries, apparel, electronics, home goods, and more, available both in-store and online. Walmart also provides financial services and operates ecommerce platforms like walmart.com and flipkart.com. Known for its supercenters and discount stores, Walmart continues to serve millions of customers, emphasizing affordability and convenience.
Walmart lifted its quarterly payout 5.3% from a year ago, extending a 26-year streak of raises. Buy after the August 21 ex-date and you wait a full quarter for the $0.2475.
Walmart is sending shareholders about $1.97 billion, or 24.75 cents a share, with the money arriving September 8. Amgen is close behind at roughly $1.36 billion, and its $2.52 a share is the biggest per-share payment on today's list.
Over five years, $10,000 in Walmart is worth $21,842 today versus $16,257 in Amazon. Anyone who assumed e-commerce was the default winner gave up that gap.
A near 10% single-day drop in a mega-cap retailer like Walmart, closing at $103.10, is the kind of move that rarely shows up on a leaderboard next to small caps. Marathon Digital ran the other way, up 13.37%, with Cipher Mining also in the green.
Walmart is off 3.07% even after beating on its fiscal Q2 earnings, a sign the bar for the retail bellwether has moved higher. Rare air for a defensive name, so watch whether buyers step in before the close.
Management is spending the tariff refund windfall on lower prices in the back half, so Q3 guidance of $0.62 to $0.64 matters more than the beat. Full-year adjusted EPS guidance moved up to $2.80 to $2.87.
Cramer backs off-price retail as legacy inventory flows create a tailwind for discounters—TJX has the goods to move higher.
All that said, TJX is an inventory play. It goes up if it has lots of inventory from old line retailers and it does. That's why it is a buy. WMT actually seems cheap
Cramer sees lower fuel costs shifting consumer spending patterns from discount retailers to credit-enabled purchases.
Gasoline down means consumer is more liquid so doesn't need to go to TJX/WMT. It also means you can buy Capital One, COF, as the consumer will be emboldend to buy,. COF can go up big
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