Walmart (WMT) has recently underperformed the S&P 500, but its near-term outlook appears positive based on analyst revisions. The company is projected to achieve 3.5% year-over-year EPS growth and 4.4% revenue growth for the current quarter, with full-year estimates indicating 3.6% EPS and 5.2% revenue increases. Despite a slight EPS miss in its last reported quarter, WMT consistently surpassed revenue expectations, leading to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and suggesting potential market outperformance, with its valuation currently in line with peers.
Walmart (WMT) shares have underperformed recently, returning -1.1% over the past month against the S&P 500's +2.1% gain and its industry's -0.7% decline. Despite this, the stock holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating potential near-term outperformance driven by positive earnings estimate revisions, aligning with a moderately positive sentiment and bullish tone. Current quarter projections for WMT include a 3.5% year-over-year EPS growth to $0.60 and a 4.4% revenue increase to $177.01 billion, with the current quarter EPS estimate seeing a +0.8% upward revision in the last 30 days. Looking ahead, next fiscal year EPS is projected to grow significantly by 12.5% to $2.93, signaling robust future profitability expectations. In its last reported quarter, WMT surpassed revenue estimates by 1.08% with $177.4 billion, continuing a trend of beating revenue forecasts over the past four quarters. While EPS of $0.68 missed consensus by 6.85% in that period, the company still exceeded EPS estimates in three of the last four quarters. WMT's Zacks Value Style Score of C suggests its current valuation is at par with industry peers.
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