Stock price when the opinion was issued
Hard not to like. Great job on e-commerce, after having lagged. Now has a lovely hybrid model of in-store and online. Very price competitive. Well-positioned structurally for the long term. Massive importer of goods, so tariffs are a pressure. Valuation's not cheap, but it never is. Buy and forget about it.
Has been rangebound within $93-100, but is digesting after a big move up after April. The Chaykin Money Flow remains positive. The MACD line made a bullish crossover Lang suggests buying ahead of next month's report. Lang targets $105-110 and he agrees.
Iconic brand, as well as scale and efficiency. You could say it's quite expensive. On the other hand, what a moat. Could very well keep chugging along without having its multiple fall. Very profitable, lots of FCF to buy back shares. Nearest competitor is TGT, which is not doing well. Perhaps TGT's loss is WMT's gain.
Executes really well. Don't get too many surprises, everyone understands it. Massive upside. Chart shows how it broke out of the little "step" recently. Will benefit immensely in the retail space from the adaption of AI (especially as it relates to knowing their customers' habits).
Didn't bounce back as much as the market from that April low. But now starting to see some interest in the sector. One of the retailers that will probably best take advantage of AI. If it can get above $104 range, pretty positive.
It's a good business, don't try to get too cute with the buy price. Just pick up 2% today, and worry about your remaining 2-3% allocation later. Paying more actually confirms your idea. Never average down.
He would rate this as a Sell to a Hold. He is concerned about the long-term future in terms of generating the earnings growth. They are pretty saturated across North America. Expansion is going to have to come internationally, and they had to give up in Britain. They can only tighten margins so much. Where they are really going to be in jeopardy is if some huge protectionist bill comes in. There are a lot of better places to be.