Everyone has an opinion nowadays on a variety of topics from sports to politics, celebrities, food and business.
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Online those opinions are often expressed in a blog. They can exasperate, interest, bore and in the world of investing shine an insight onto how your favorite stocks are performing in the big, bad, business world.
On TipRanks, we can tap into the wisdom of bloggers in a tool we have creatively called Blogger Opinion.
Let’s see what it shows for those investors deliberating the prospects of U.S. retail giant Walmart (WMT).
Walmart Wordmsiths
Walmart Blogger sentiment is based on 35 blogger opinions. As we can see above Walmart has a Bullish rating of 70%. Most of the opinions are published on known financial websites such as SeekingAlpha and InvestorPlace.
But there is also a special place for TipRanks contributors to have their say and be counted in the overall score.
Take Bernard Zambonin who has a bullish stance on the Walmart stock. In one of his most recent articles in TipRanks he said:
“This is a company that consistently generates earnings from its invested capital, and it does so predictably, especially in environments where consumer spending is under pressure. That kind of consistency deserves a premium. Walmart, based on its recent results and the current momentum, remains a bullish proposition that won’t take long to reclaim its highs.”
Leo Sun in the Motley Fool recently wrote: “Walmart will likely keep dominating the retail sector over the next two decades. It only pays a forward yield of 1%, but it’s still a Dividend King having raised its dividend annually for 52 consecutive years — and its low payout ratio gives it plenty of room for future hikes. Simply put, Walmart is still one of the best retail stocks for long-term investors to buy and forget.”
How Do Rivals Measure Up?
Retail rival Target (TGT) also has a Bullish blogger ranking with a 70% rating. E-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) is very highly thought of by the keyboard warriors with a Bullish ranking and a 92% rating. But Kroger (KR) takes the crown with a Bullish ranking and a 94% rating.
Is WMT a Good Stock to Buy Now?
On TipRanks, WMT has a Strong Buy consensus based on 28 Buy ratings. Its highest price target is $120. WMT stock’s consensus price target is $111.33, implying a 13.38% upside.
