News Sentiment

WMT sentiment intelligence

Walmart Inc. news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.

Chart Weekly report Factors Options RSS feed
Weighted score 54 Balanced news tone 49 relevant articles
Exchange NASDAQ United States
Sector Consumer Defensive Market context
Industry Discount Stores Read-through group
Latest close 113.90 Week of 10 Jul 2026
Weighted tone 54/100

Balanced news tone

Market reaction Balanced read

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update

79/100 classification confidence.

Company focus 49

directly relevant articles

Source quality 0

high-authority source matches

Trend context Trend inactive

+1.8% over one week, -5.9% over four weeks, trend inactive, and materially above fair value.

Latest direct headline Neutral

Is Walmart’s Regenerative Farming Push Reshaping Its Supply Chain Edge And Brand Story (WMT)?

Market Reaction

Balanced read

62/100 confidence

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update 79/100 classification
One-week reaction 1.8% Price digesting
Trend fit Trend inactive -5.9% over four weeks
Fair value 33.1% Materially above fair value

Sentiment Mix

Positive, neutral, negative

Weighted by relevance
Positive 17
Neutral 28
Negative 4

Relevance

Why the article matched

Direct first
Direct company coverage 49
Industry context 0
Sector context 0

Sources

Coverage mix

Publishers
Market source 11
MarketBeat 9
TradingView 5
Ad Hoc News 5
Stock Titan 2
simplywall.st 2
Simply Wall St. 1
foreignpolicyjournal.com 1

Event Lens

What the news is about

Classified themes
Market update 27
Earnings 12
Macro sensitivity 3
Guidance 3
Analyst action 2
Capital return 2

Sentiment Trail

Score over time

50 baseline
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News Tape

Relevant headlines

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MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Raises Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Walmart (WMT) by 6.4% in the first quarter, now holding over 28 million shares valued at approximately $3.5 billion, making it their 20th largest position. This increase follows Walmart's solid quarterly earnings, which met expe

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
16 Jul 2026 07:51
Source
MarketBeat
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Direct company coverage

Walmart’s ex-CEO McMillon will head Federal Reserve task force

Doug McMillon, former CEO of Walmart Inc., has been selected to co-lead one of five new Federal Reserve task forces established by chairman Kevin Warsh. McMillon will head the data task force, aimed at improving the quality and timeliness of economic signals for Federal Reserve p

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
16 Jul 2026 02:09
Source
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
TradingView Direct company coverage

AMZN Stock Is Cheaper Than WMT And GOOGL — Why Jefferies Calls Amazon A Top Pick Among Hyperscalers

Jefferies has reiterated its 'Buy' rating on Amazon (AMZN) with a price target of $320, citing a valuation discount compared to Walmart (WMT) and Alphabet (GOOGL). The firm believes Amazon is a top pick among hyperscalers due to its appealing valuation and expected tailwinds from

Tone
Positive 59/100
Event
Analyst action
Published
15 Jul 2026 20:43
Source
TradingView
Simply Wall Street Direct company coverage

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Following Regenerative Agriculture Deal What Guidance Means For Valuation

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is currently in focus due to its involvement in a 40,000-acre regenerative agriculture collaboration with General Mills and Walmart, alongside upgraded full-year guidance. Despite this positive momentum, Simply Wall St's analysis suggests that ADM is

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Guidance
Published
15 Jul 2026 18:43
Source
Simply Wall Street
General Mills Direct company coverage

General Mills, ADM, Walmart Partner to Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture Across 40,000 Midwest Wheat Acres

General Mills, ADM, and Walmart have partnered to expand regenerative agriculture across 40,000 wheat acres in the Midwest, focusing on regions that supply General Mills products sold at Walmart. The collaboration aims to improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestrati

Tone
Positive 72/100
Event
Macro sensitivity
Published
15 Jul 2026 13:23
Source
General Mills
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Farmers Get Incentives to Improve 40,000 Midwest Wheat Acres

General Mills, ADM, and Walmart have partnered to accelerate regenerative agriculture across 40,000 acres of Midwest wheat. This collaboration focuses on key growing regions to improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, providing farmers with technical assistan

Tone
Positive 72/100
Event
Market update
Published
15 Jul 2026 13:02
Source
Stock Titan
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

SouthState Bank Corp Grows Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

SouthState Bank Corp increased its stake in Walmart Inc. (WMT) by 3.9% in the first quarter, now owning 265,896 shares valued at $33,046,000. Other institutional investors also adjusted their holdings, with hedge funds and institutional investors collectively owning 26.76% of the

Tone
Positive 66/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:23
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Mattern Capital Management LLC Has $10.96 Million Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

Mattern Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 38.4% in the first quarter, now holding 88,217 shares worth approximately $10.96 million. Despite this reduction, other institutional investors have increased their positions in Walmart, and analysts generally ma

Tone
Positive 63/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:15
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Walmart Inc. $WMT Shares Sold by Legacy Capital Group California Inc.

Legacy Capital Group California Inc. significantly reduced its stake in Walmart (WMT) by 76.4% in the first quarter, selling 12,100 shares and retaining 3,740 shares worth $465,000. Despite this sale, Wall Street analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating for Walmart, wi

Tone
Positive 63/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:13
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Sells 20,653 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 18.3% during the first quarter, selling 20,653 shares and retaining 92,100 shares valued at approximately $11.5 million. Despite this sale, Walmart maintains a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating from analy

Tone
Positive 67/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:10
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Acquires 1,062,529 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. significantly increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by purchasing an additional 1,062,529 shares in the first quarter, bringing its total holdings to over 1.14 million shares valued at approximately $141.8 million. Despite recen

Tone
Positive 71/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 08:38
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Calamos Wealth Management LLC Sells 93,477 Shares of Walmart Inc. $WMT

Calamos Wealth Management LLC significantly reduced its stake in Walmart Inc. by 33.2% in the first quarter, selling 93,477 shares and bringing its total holdings to 188,429 shares valued at $23.4 million. Despite this, Walmart continues to demonstrate strong operating momentum w

Tone
Positive 63/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 08:20
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

AMG National Trust Bank Boosts Stock Holdings in Walmart Inc. $WMT

AMG National Trust Bank increased its stake in Walmart Inc. by 22.1% in the first quarter of 2026, purchasing an additional 15,395 shares, bringing its total holdings to 85,075 shares valued at approximately $10.6 million. This increase follows Walmart's strong Q1 earnings, which

Tone
Positive 71/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 07:28
Source
MarketBeat