[Daily Trading] Walmart Stock 20 August 2026 – WMT Falls to $114.40 Ahead of Q2 Earnings

Walmart (WMT) stock traded at $114.40 as of 06:45 UTC on 20 August 2026, sitting below its 50-period and 200-period moving averages just hours before today’s Q2 FY2027 earnings release, with Wall Street analyst price targets split between $135 and $150 heading into the print.

Decision day has arrived for Walmart Inc. stock. The Walmart stock price slipped overnight, the chart is flashing a mild case of nerves, and in a few hours the retailer’s numbers will settle the argument analysts have been having all week. Here’s what the WMT stock chart shows, what today’s WMT earnings release needs to prove, and where the WMT price target debate stands. All prices are indicative TradingView data as of the stated cut-off; nothing here is financial advice.

Key Points

• WMT stock today sits at $114.40 as of 06:45 UTC / 14:45 GMT+8 on 20 August 2026, below both its 50-period ($114.62) and 200-period ($115.65) moving averages after fading from a multi-week high.
• Walmart’s WMT earnings date is today. Zacks consensus points to revenue of $186.3 billion, up nearly 5% year-on-year, and adjusted earnings of $0.73 a share, a 7.4% rise from the year-ago quarter ^[2].
• The WMT stock forecast from Wall Street stays split: price targets range from $135 to $150 heading into the release, with a $138 average across more than 40 analysts ^[3].

Walmart Stock at a Glance

Here’s Walmart stock’s price today, and the chart’s vitals, side by side:

Source: TradingView chart data and S&P Global analyst consensus, both accessed 20 August 2026.

WMT Stock Chart: What the 15-Minute Setup Shows

The most recent 15-minute candle printed an open of $114.33, a high of $114.54, a low of $113.99 and a close of $114.40, up a modest $0.06 (+0.05%), on volume of 317.05K ^[4]. Walmart’s stock price history tells a punchier story than that quiet candle: shares climbed from around $108 in early August to a multi-week high above $116 by 19 August, then gave a chunk of it back overnight as the market braced for today’s print.

That slide dropped the close below both the 50-period moving average ($114.62) and the 200-period moving average ($115.65), a setup that usually reads as momentum cooling rather than a trend reversal on its own. The RSI on the TradingView setup used for this analysis sits at 32.58, below its RSI-based moving average of 43.37 – fading momentum, not yet oversold territory below 30.

WMT Earnings Date: What Today’s Q2 FY2027 Release Needs to Show

Materials are due near 06:00 CDT (11:00 UTC) today, with CEO John Furner and CFO John David Rainey hosting the call that follows ^[1]. Zacks consensus points to $186.3 billion in revenue and $0.73 in adjusted earnings, up nearly 5% and 7.4% year-on-year ^[2].

Options positioning skewed bearish: contracts expiring 21 August showed a put-to-call ratio of 1.56x, pricing in a roughly 4.28% drop to a $110.54 floor if results disappoint ^[5]. Walmart also walks into this earnings news cycle a day after Target Corporation posted 5.3% sales growth and raised guidance, a comparison markets are already using as a scorecard ^[6].

Is WMT a Buy? What the Analyst Price Target Debate Looks Like

Ask three analysts, get three answers. Guggenheim’s Robert Drbul trimmed his target to $135 from $137 on 17 August, citing softer food and general-merchandise volume expectations, while flagging tariff-refund reinvestment as a possible second-half offset ^[7]. DA Davidson’s Michael Baker went the other way, reiterating a $150 target ahead of the print ^[8].

Bank of America Securities’ Christopher Nardone sits in the middle at $144, citing digital sales growth and improving margins as reasons Walmart could return to a beat-and-raise quarter despite softer low-income spending ^[9].

Zoom out and the 43 analysts S&P Global tracks average $137.98, spanning $81 to $155 ^[3]. Whether that makes Walmart stock a buy for any individual trader depends on their own research, risk tolerance and account goals; the views above are third-party classifications reported for context, not a Vantage call.

What to Watch on WMT Stock Today

• Q2 FY2027 earnings release, 20 August 2026: Materials due near 11:00 UTC, with the conference call to follow.
• Moving-average reclaim, 20 August 2026: Whether WMT can close back above the $114.62/$115.65 zone once the market digests the numbers.
• RSI momentum, 20 August 2026: Whether the 32.58 reading extends toward oversold or steadies once the dust settles.
• Retail earnings scorecard, 19-20 August 2026: How Walmart’s growth this quarter stacks up against Target’s 5.3% sales gain a day earlier.

Risk Considerations for WMT Share CFD Traders

Earnings-day swings on the Walmart share CFD tend to widen, and with targets scattered from $81 to $155 heading in, today is not a day to assume calm ^[3]. A Stop Loss order is one tool traders use to manage exposure around a catalyst like this. It won’t prevent losses outright, but it can help keep them to a planned size relative to account equity.

Trading Walmart stock via CFDs, like any leveraged product, cuts both ways: it can magnify favourable moves just as easily as losses, whether exposure opens before or after the numbers land. Position sizing proportional to account equity, not to any single price level, is worth a second look today. For more stock market news, technical analysis, stock market news today and market news today, plus fresh trading opportunities, check back once the print lands.

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References

[1] “Walmart To Host Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call August 20, 2026” – BusinessWire/corporate.walmart.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260813544922/en/Walmart-To-Host-Second-Quarter-Earnings-Conference-Call-August-20-2026 Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[2] “Walmart Heads Into Q2 Earnings With Solid Momentum: How to Play WMT?” – Zacks via Yahoo Finance https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/walmart-heads-q2-earnings-solid-144400435.html Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[3] “Walmart (WMT) Stock Forecast & Analyst Price Targets” – StockAnalysis.com https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/wmt/forecast/ Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[4] “WMT 15-minute chart” – TradingView https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NYSE-WMT/ Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[5] “Walmart Earnings Preview: Advertising Flywheel Faces $42 Billion Thursday Test” – TechTimes https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324995/20260819/walmart-earnings-preview-advertising-flywheel-faces-42-billion-thursday-test.htm Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[6] “Walmart Q2 Preview: Can Its 25 Quarter Revenue Streak Close Gap with Target?” – Benzinga https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/previews/26/08/61308426/walmart-q2-preview-retailer-beats-revenue-25-straight-quarters-could-streak-extension-help-close-gap-with-target-stock Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[7] “Guggenheim lowers Walmart stock price target to $135 on comp outlook” – Investing.com https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/guggenheim-lowers-walmart-stock-price-target-to-135-on-comp-outlook-93CH-4862907 Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[8] “DA Davidson reiterates Walmart stock buy rating ahead of earnings” – Investing.com https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/da-davidson-reiterates-walmart-stock-buy-rating-ahead-of-earnings-93CH-4863413 Accessed on 20 August 2026.

[9] “Walmart Could Return to Its Beat-And-Raise Playbook This Quarter, Analyst Says” – Benzinga https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/26/08/61154613/walmart-could-return-to-its-beat-and-raise-playbook-this-quarter-analyst-says Accessed on 20 August 2026.