WMT Stock Dips $1 Intraday After Virginia Store Closure

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) stock lost $1.00 of its trading prices in the July 6 trading session. It opened trading at $157.93, dipped to $156.87, hit a high of $158.18, and closed trading at $157.11 with an intraday trading volume of 4.089 million. 

Over the course of a week, prices experienced an increase of over 1.60%, while an exceptional upward movement of 4.95% was observed within a month. The technical indicators and analysts’ ratings of TradingView suggest buying more of the stock, and they predict that prices might surge more in the coming future. 

In 52 weeks, WMT stock’s highest trading price was $159.12, and its lowest was $120.06. The annual price target of Walmart Inc stock is $168.97, which is 7.55% greater than the current trading price.  

Both Wednesday and Thursday trading sessions for WMT stock witnessed a higher number of sellers compared to buyers. The market capitalization of Walmart Inc is $423.07 billion and its average trading volume is 5.288 million. 

Over 1.432 billion WMT shares are free-floating, and the remaining 1.261 billion shares are closely held by the company’s financial backers or the board of directors. 

WMT Stock Dips $1 Intraday After Virginia Store Closure
Source: WMT stock price chart from TradingView 

Recent News

According to a recent announcement, Walmart Inc Neighborhood Market in Richmond, Virginia, will fully shut down operations on July 28, which will be its last day of operating in the region. 

Walmart decided to close this store after serving customers for around eight years in the region. According to an official statement from the superstore company, the decision to close the store is attributed to its inability to meet the financial expectations.

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) Earnings & Revenue 

Impressing its shareholders, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) reported 2.26% more revenue than the estimated figures. The estimated revenue of the company was $148.94 billion, and surpassing these figures, the company reported $152.30 billion. 

As per the market watchers, Walmart Inc will report $159.31 billion in revenue in Q2 and $156.96 billion in Q3 2023. Earnings per share (EPS) of the company had a positive trend similar to revenue and reported an 11.49% surge compared to the estimated figures. 

The revenue-to-profit conversion of the company constitutes 24% gross profit, 6% of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA), 4% of Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and 2% net income. 

Most of the super store’ company’s income is generated from Walmart United States, Walmart International, Sam’s Club and Memberships, and numerous other sources.

In 2022, it generated $420.55bBillion in revenue from Walmart United States, $100.98 billion from Walmart International, $84.34 billion from Sam’s Club, and $5.41 from other sources.  

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