沃尔玛公司（纽约证券交易所代码：WMT）空头利率更新|沃尔玛_新浪财经

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT – Get Rating) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,530,000 shares, a growth of 19.9% from the January 31st total of 10,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,960,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group cut their target price on shares of Walmart from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 22nd. Guggenheim set a $165.00 price target on Walmart in a report on Thursday, November 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Walmart from $164.00 to $169.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 22nd. KeyCorp upped their target price on Walmart from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 16th. Finally, Atlantic Securities upped their price target on Walmart from $150.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $162.44.

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Insider Activity at Walmart

In other news, Director S Robson Walton sold 456,030 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.79, for a total value of $67,852,703.70. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 273,332,105 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $40,669,083,902.95. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 9,708 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.82, for a total value of $1,396,204.56. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,458,924 shares of the company's stock, valued at $209,822,449.68. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director S Robson Walton sold 456,030 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.79, for a total transaction of $67,852,703.70. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 273,332,105 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,669,083,902.95. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,877,944 shares of company stock worth $853,606,339. Company insiders own 47.06% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Walmart

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WMT. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Walmart by 112,181.6% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,854,919 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $3,240,599,000 after acquiring an additional 22,834,564 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Walmart in the 4th quarter worth $2,598,736,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Walmart by 1,519.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 8,129,341 shares of the retailer's stock worth $1,054,376,000 after buying an additional 7,627,286 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in Walmart by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 96,570,711 shares of the retailer's stock worth $12,525,224,000 after buying an additional 2,712,886 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Walmart by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,382,688 shares of the retailer's stock worth $3,173,642,000 after buying an additional 1,923,199 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 31.27% of the company's stock.

Walmart Price Performance

Shares of WMT stock opened at $140.50 on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $143.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $140.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $378.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.83, a P/E/G ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.48. Walmart has a one year low of $117.27 and a one year high of $160.77.

Walmart (NYSE:WMT – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 21st. The retailer reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.20. Walmart had a return on equity of 20.45% and a net margin of 1.91%. The firm had revenue of $164.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $158.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Walmart will post 6.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walmart Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 8th will be issued a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 7th. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. Walmart's payout ratio is presently 52.34%.

Walmart announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, November 15th that authorizes the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the retailer to purchase up to 5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Walmart Company Profile

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Walmart, Inc engages in retail and wholesale business. The company offers an assortment of merchandise and services at everyday low prices. It operates through the following business segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. The Walmart U.S. segment operates as a merchandiser of consumer products, operating under the Walmart, Wal-Mart, and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands, as well as walmart.com and other eCommerce brands.