TD Cowen Senior Research Analyst Oliver Chen joins Morning Brief anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith to discuss his outlook on Walmart (WMT). The retail giant stock is dropping this morning despite beating fourth quarter earnings estimates.
WMT's fiscal Q4 results reflect increased sales and earnings growth across all segments. Management announced an annual dividend hike.
US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are slumping in Thursday's pre-market trading as Seana Smith and Brad Smith cover the biggest industry stories and guide investors to the opening bell. Crossmark Global Investments Chief Market Strategist Victoria Fernandez sits down with the Morning Brief team to discuss her "cautious" outlook on the market.
Shares of Walmart (WMT -6.39%) are falling on Thursday. The company's stock fell 6.3% as of noon ET.
Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 20, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Steph Wissink - SVP, IR Doug McMillon - CEO John David Rainey - CFO John Furner - President & CEO, Walmart U.S. Chris Nicholas - President & CEO, Sam's Club Kath McLay - President & CEO, Walmart International Conference Call Participants Michael Lasser - UBS Kate McShane - Goldman Sachs Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Kelly Bania - BMO Capital Markets Chuck Grom - Gordon Haskett Mike Baker - D.A. Davidson Paul Lejuez - Citigroup Seth Sigman - Barclays Zhihan Ma - Bernstein Edward Kelly - Wells Fargo Robbie Ohmes - Bank of America Corey Tarlowe - Jefferies Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer Operator Greetings.
Walmart's NYSE: WMT February price correction is a buying signal for long-term investors. The drop is due to slowing growth and tariff fears but does little to alter the long-term outlook for earnings, cash flow, equity gains, and capital return.
Annual sales are expected to rise between 3% and 4%. Analysts had expected 4% growth.
Walmart is seeing higher sales thanks to wealthier customers shopping online, but what has investors selling the stock? Transcript: CONWAY GITTENS: Walmart WMT is sounding a cautious tone on the U.S. consumer - and that is sending shivers throughout the retail sector.
World's largest retailer expects inflation-weary consumers to pull back after shares hit record high of $105 last week
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, ETR:WMT) shares fell in early trade after the retailer provided conservative sales and profit guidance for the full year. For fiscal 2026, Walmart expects net sales growth in the range of 3% to 4%, below Wall Street estimates of 4.2%.
Recent years were marked by the unusually frequent phenomenon of a company underperforming expectations only to see its stock soar – with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) being the most notable example – or beating forecasts and achieving strong results only for its shares to plummet.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) stock is 6.5% lower to trade at $97.27 at last glance, brushing off a fourth-quarter top- and bottom-line beat after blue-chip retailer also issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the fiscal year.