Investors have spent weeks looking through earnings reports. The Big Tech results due this week may be the most closely watched of all.
Walmart's online business is booming, with the bulk of sales fulfilled through local stores. The job of picking items for these orders falls to store workers who may pull hundreds of items per shift.
Walmart WMT shares have been standout performers this year, handily outperforming not just the broader market indexes but also the likes of Amazon AMZN and many members of the Magnificent 7 group.
WMT is at risk of a correction. Investors should consider trimming. Consensus expects Q1 revenue growth of 6.6%, but WMT's own guidance is a more modest 3.5-4.5% on a constant currency basis. Potential FX benefits could lift reported sales growth to around 6%, yet operating margin improvements are expected to be minor.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, XETRA:WMT) is expected to deliver another robust quarterly performance that reinforces the bull case for the stock, according to UBS, which said there is a high degree of alignment between investor expectations and the company's likely results. “Overall, we think WMT's upcoming print should deliver on the key elements that the market is expecting,” the analysts wrote.
Walmart and Costco continue to benefit from resilient grocery demand, with WMT gaining momentum in ads and e-commerce while COST's membership model supports steady growth.
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