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Walmart stock plunges as soaring gas prices hit profits and slam shoppers’ wallets

Nypost · · 550 words · By Taylor Herzlich
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Walmart‘s stock plunged on Thursday after the retail giant revealed a disappointing full-year forecast”
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Multiple web search results confirm Walmart's stock dropped following a cautious or disappointing full-year outlook/guidance (e.g., 'Walmart shares slip after cautious full-year outlook' and 'Why Walmart Stock Dropped 6% at the Open Today').
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart stock is up 17% this year, outperforming the S&P 500’s (^GSPC) 8% gain.Its low-price business model is ideal for the current economic climate. But a lot of expectations are priced into Walmart…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/walmart-layoffs-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart - 52 Year Stock Price History | WMT - Macrotrends.
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/WMT/walmart/stock-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart reported record revenue of $152 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, up a little more than 7% year over year. Comparable store sales at its namesake store increased 8.6% with strength…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/02/18/why-walmart-stock-…
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“The Bentonville, Ark-based big box retailer said it expects adjusted earnings per share of $2.75 to $2.85”
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The specific adjusted EPS range of $2.75 to $2.85 is explicitly mentioned in multiple sources, including a report on Walmart's outlook and a Benzinga article regarding fiscal projections.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Walmart
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart, Inc., like many large retail and grocery chain stores, uses a brand strategy that offers private brands (private label, store brand) and generic brand merchandise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Walmart_brands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
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“a net sales jump between 3.5% and 4.5% for the year”
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The projected net sales increase of 3.5% to 4.5% for the year is explicitly confirmed in the web search results discussing Walmart's steady outlook.
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart kept its full-year outlook steady. The retailer still sees net sales rising 3.5% to 4.5% for the year, with adjusted EPS between $2.75 and $2.85, excluding certain items. Walmart’s view for th…
https://ts2.tech/en/walmart-beats-but-one-warning-is-spookin…
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web search NEUTRAL — By 2025, Walmart International is projected to generate 31.4 billion US dollars in ecommerce net sales, a 40% increase from 2021.Walmart expects full-year operating income growth between 6.5% and 8% f…
https://analyzify.com/statsup/walmart
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“analysts had estimated Walmart would hike its adjusted earnings forecast to $2.91 a share”
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While Benzinga mentions a consensus estimate of $2.96, the specific figure of $2.91 is not corroborated by other provided evidence, though the general trend of missing analyst expectations is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company based in Lowell, Arkansas. It was founded by Johnnie Bryan Hunt and Johnelle Hunt in Arkansas on August 10, 1961.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Hunt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marc Eric Lore ( LOR-ee; born May 16, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and investor. Lore is founder, chairman, and CEO of the Wonder Group. From 2016 to 2021, he was the president and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Lore
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
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“It’s just the third time in the past 16 quarters that Walmart did not beat its earnings expectations”
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The provided evidence discusses earnings beats and misses in general terms, but does not provide a specific count of misses over the last 16 quarters to verify the 'third time' claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is the largest retailer in the world and one of the five largest corporations in the world by sales. As of 2022, the company is operational in Canada, Chile, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Walmar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Walmart
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“sending shares in the retailer down 7.7% in early trades on Thursday”
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Evidence shows shares fell 'as much as 9%' or 'edged lower', but the specific figure of 7.7% is not corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart ( WMT ) surprised Wall Street again, sending the stock up 7% in early trading Thursday. For its 2025 Q1 fiscal year, America’s largest retailer reported revenue of $161.51 billion, beating exp…
https://www.thepacket.ca/walmart-shares-rise-after-profit-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — The numbers: Shares in Walmart fell as much as 9% in early trading, after the retailer set 2026 fiscal guidance below expectations. Executives said that 2026 targets would see revenue growth come in a…
https://www.capitalbrief.com/briefing/walmart-shares-slide-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart (NYSE:WMT) saw its shares edge lower in premarket trading Thursday after issuing a full-year earnings forecast that fell short of Wall Street expectations, citing heightened uncertainty across…
https://investorshub.advfn.com/market-news/article/23810/wal…
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“For the current quarter, Walmart said it expects adjusted earnings per share of 72 cents to 74 cents”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic store locators and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Jonas Brothers), providing no financial data regarding the 72-74 cent forecast.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American group Jonas Brothers has released seven studio albums, three live albums, three soundtrack albums, two compilation albums, one video album, three extended plays, and 30 singles (including…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Brothers_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is the largest retailer in the world and one of the five largest corporations in the world by sales. As of 2022, the company is operational in Canada, Chile, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Walmar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust is a Canadian real estate investment trust, based in Vaughan, Ontario. It specializes in retail real estate, especially power centres. Almost all of its mal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmartCentres
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“missing expectations of 75 cents”
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The provided evidence mentions different analyst expectations (e.g., 66 cents) but does not confirm a specific expectation of 75 cents for the current quarter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas reported first-quarter earnings of $5.33 billion, or 67 cents for the quarter ended April 30. Adjusted per-share results were 66 cents, matching the 66 cents th…
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-05-21/walmart-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Walmart projects fiscal 2027 adjusted earnings of $2.75 to $2.85 per share, below the analyst consensus estimate of $2.96, and sales of $731.12 billion to $738.19 billion, compared with the Street vie…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/earnings/26/02/50719486/wal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Adjusted earnings per share eclipsed estimates by $0.05 at $0.58.Earnings breakdown. Here's what Walmart posted for its third quarter of fiscal year 2025 results, compared to Bloomberg consensus estim…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-raises-guidance-after…
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“a net sales increase of 4% to 5%”
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“national average gasoline prices to $4.56 a gallon, according to AAA”
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“Walmart’s global e-commerce sales business emerged as a bright spot, rising 26% in the first quarter”
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“its worldwide advertising division, which shot up 37%”
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“suffering a massive $175 million headwind from surging fuel costs amid the Iran war”
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“Sales jumped to $177.8 billion in the first quarter – up 7% from $163.98 billion the previous year”
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“Same-store sales also rose 4.1%”
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