WMT's digital momentum grows as its omnichannel strategy and tech investments transform customer experience.
With its very large size, Walmart has a narrow-to-strong economic moat, based on cost advantages and network effects. Growth prospects are steady, with ~4% revenue growth expected and even more for profitability, but margins are pressured by tariffs this year. Derived from a DCF model and backed by relative valuations, my Fair Value estimate is $68.2, about 31% potential downside from the current price ($99.5).
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Walmart's (WMT) dominance in retail, spanning physical stores, e-commerce, and high-margin advertising, positions it for significant growth in a cost-conscious market.
The intense rivalry between eCommerce titan Amazon and brick-and-mortar giant Walmart has long pitted the two companies against each other. Now, both retailers have a new challenge: Shoppers themselves.
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Walmart (NYSE: WMT) proved to be a powerhouse last year, surging 75% and securing a prominent position in the S&P 500, coming in second only to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) in the Dow. And the momentum isn't slowing down: the stock has added another 7% in 2025, even as the overall market falters.
Walmart agreed to pay a small fine and promised to ensure its third-party resellers are unable to sell imitation toy guns to buyers in New York. New York Attorney General Letitia James said that the retail giant's online store shipped at least nine such toys to the state.
Walmart gains ground with rising ad and membership revenues, while Target faces sales decline and margin pressure amid weak discretionary demand.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, ETR:WMT) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) are facing criticism from the White House over their responses to new global tariffs, with President Donald Trump accusing large retailers of using the tariffs as an excuse to raise prices. Critics of Trump's trade strategy argue the situation is self-inflicted, stemming from policies his administration implemented, according to a Globe and Mail report on Monday.
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Walmart said Thursday (May 22) that it opened its largest centralized prescription fulfillment facility and plans to add two more. The new Central Fill pharmacy location is in Frederick, Maryland, and two other facilities are expected to open in 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona, and Republic, Missouri, the company said in a Thursday press release.