The Retail - Supermarkets industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. Retail - Supermarkets stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.07 based on yesterday's closing prices. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. It is also worth noting that WMT currently has a PEG ratio of 3.78. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 11.73, which means Walmart is trading at a premium to the group. Looking at its valuation, Walmart is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 24.88. Walmart is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.01% higher within the past month. Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.īased on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Walmart. These totals would mark changes of +2.23% and +4.97%, respectively, from last year. Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.43 per share and revenue of $641.65 billion. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $158.85 billion, up 3.95% from the year-ago period. This would mark no growth from the prior-year quarter. In that report, analysts expect Walmart to post earnings of $1.50 per share. Investors will be hoping for strength from Walmart as it approaches its next earnings release.
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