After many years of struggle, 2018 proved to be the turning point for Walmart as the world’s largest retailer now has a viable e-commerce business. The company succeeded despite economic slowdown worsened by the U.S-China trade dispute and increasing competition in the world of digital selling. While Amazon still holds the sway when it comes to digital marketing, Walmart is gradually closing its gap with the e-commerce giant.
The first quarter of 2019 witnessed Walmart’s comparable same-store sales growth of 3.4%, the best in 9 years, and a grand total of $80.3 billion in net revenue out of which the e-commerce segment accounted for 1.4%. The company revealed that e-commerce sales grew 37% compared to the year ago.
In comparison, Amazon’s online sales stores increased by 10% to $29.5 billion, and physical stores were up a meager 1% to $4.3 billion after plunging 3% in Q4.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, e-commerce grew 10.4% during the first four months of 2019. While Amazon is definitely growing, it is Walmart that is posting above-average expansion through retaking some of its lost markets via the digital channel.
Walmart is also investing heavily into the overseas market as well including its majority-owned stake in India’s largest e-commerce site Flipkart as well as a partnership with Japan’s Rakuten.
So even if it may look like Amazon is a better-placed company, as far as an e-commerce business is concerned, the credit is due to Walmart.
WMT moved above its 50-day moving average on October 08, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend. In 29 of 41 similar past instances, the stock price increased further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 71%.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on October 08, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on WMT as a result. In 48 of 73 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 66%.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for WMT just turned positive on October 07, 2026. Looking at past instances where WMT's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 27 of 47 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 57%.
The 10-day moving average for WMT crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 14, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 11 of 16 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 69%.
Following a +5.31% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where WMT advanced for three days, in 212 of 370 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 57%.
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 199 of 362 cases where WMT Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 55%.
The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The Stochastic Oscillator entered the overbought zone. Expect a price pull-back in the foreseeable future.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where WMT declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 36%.
WMT broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 02, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 11 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 57, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 23 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 41 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. WMT’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 42 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of 50 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 100 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: WMT's P/B Ratio (10.312) is slightly higher than the industry average of (5.837). WMT has a moderately high P/E Ratio (46.097) as compared to the industry average of (24.624). WMT's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (4.175) is slightly higher than the industry average of (2.171). Dividend Yield (0.008) settles around the average of (0.010) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (1.169) is also within normal values, averaging (1.008).
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
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