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WMT : NYSE
Industry: Broadline Retailers

Consensus Recommendations

Current Recommendation

Buy
1.83 23 Analysts Reporting

1 Month Ago

Buy
1.94 47 Analysts

3 Months Ago

Buy
1.91 47 Analysts

6 Months Ago

Buy
1.96 45 Analysts

Mean Analyst Consensus Over 6 Months

The First Call Consensus Recommendation is Buy

Since many brokers have different rating systems, Thomson Financial Solutions maintains a standard system with an assigned numeric value from 1-5 (see table at right).
Recommendations are a translation of a specific brokers recommendation to the FIRST CALL recommendation scale, which range from a rating of 1 (one) to a rating of 5 (five).
Rating Scale
Strong Buy 1.0 - 1.5
Buy 1.6 - 2.5
Hold 2.6 - 3.5
Sell 3.6 - 4.5
Underperform 4.6 - 5.0

Earnings Momentum (FY)

 
Number of Estimates Up
1718180
Mean Estimate
4444
Number of Estimates Down
1.01.02.00.0
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