Why is WMT stock moving?
Walmart Inc. · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
Walmart Inc.
$118.81+8.8%
Buy · 45 analystsPT $132.90 +11.9%
The move, split
Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 0.8% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.
Market (SPY)-1.1%
Consumer Defensive sector+2.1%
WMT specific-0.2%
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Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Context
- News
- Volume1.0x
- Off 52w high-11.3%
- Sector▲ +2.6%
- Earnings in34d
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