Walmart stock holds near $106 as Goldman Sachs keeps Buy

Published on 09/09/2026 at 14:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Goldman Sachs kept Walmart stock at Buy on September 8, 2026, with a $132 target. The shares closed near $106.26 on September 8, 2026.

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Walmart stock (ISIN US9311421039) held near USD 106.26 on September 8, 2026, while Goldman Sachs kept a Buy rating and a USD 132.00 target on September 8, 2026.

Analyst support stays firm

According to TipRanks, Kate McShane maintained the Buy call on Walmart with a USD 132.00 target in a report released today, while Bernstein's Zhihan Ma also had a Buy view on September 4, 2026. MarketBeat said on September 9, 2026 that Walmart's average analyst target is USD 131.88 and the consensus rating is Moderate Buy.MarketBeat

That leaves a fairly tight gap to the market price. The stock closed at about USD 106.26 on September 8, 2026, which puts the average target about USD 25.62 higher.

Quarterly numbers remain fresh

TipRanks said Walmart's latest quarterly earnings release for the quarter ending July 31, 2026, showed revenue of USD 187.94 billion and net profit of USD 6.37 billion, compared with USD 177.4 billion and USD 7.03 billion a year earlier.TipRanks MarketBeat added that Walmart's second-quarter revenue was USD 187.94 billion, earnings per share were USD 0.81, and net margin was 3.00 percent, with EPS ahead of the USD 0.74 consensus by USD 0.07.MarketBeat

For investors, the revenue increase to USD 187.94 billion and the EPS beat to USD 0.81 are the two figures that matter most. The margin line is more delicate: MarketBeat put the net margin at 3.00 percent, while the net profit fell from USD 7.03 billion to USD 6.37 billion year over year.MarketBeat

Price and valuation

GuruFocus said on September 8, 2026 that Walmart closed at about USD 106.26, giving it a market capitalization of USD 843.03 billion and placing the stock 2.7 percent above its intrinsic value estimate of USD 103.50.GuruFocus The same report also said the stock's 52-week range runs from USD 98.88 to USD 135.15.

Market level stays close

Walmart stock ended near USD 106.26 on September 8, 2026, about 2.7 percent above GuruFocus' intrinsic value estimate and well below the USD 135.15 52-week high. The market is still pricing the company as a stable earnings compounder rather than a breakout story.