Walmart down after forecasting annual sales, profit below expectations

Shares of retail giant Walmart WMT.O down about 2% at $124.02 premarket

Co forecasts annual sales and profit below expectations

Expects consolidated net sales for the fiscal year 2027 to rise between 3.5% and 4.5% vs expectations of roughly 5% increase, as per data compiled by LSEG

Also sees annual adjusted EPS of $2.75 to $2.85, below expectations of $2.96

However, co beats quarterly U.S. same store sales expectations, helped by increase in online delivery and low prices attracting shoppers

Reports Q4 U.S. same-store sales rising 4.6%, beating expectations of 4.2% rise

Shares of Target TGT.N also fell about 1% premarket

WMT up 23% in 2025