Should You Buy Walmart Stock? This Dow Jones Stock Could Offer Better Value for 2025

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock has had an incredible run over the last few years. Since the end of 2022, the stock has doubled in value and sits close to an all-time high. Walmart shares have trounced the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), which has returned 35%.But investors shouldn't assume that Walmart's stock performance is the result of accelerating growth in its business. There hasn't been a noticeable change in the company's growth trajectory. For the full year, Wall Street analysts expect the company's sales to increase by 5.3%, compared to a 6.7% increase in fiscal 2023 (which ended in January). Stocks can make huge moves if a company shows a significant increase in profitability, or earnings per share (EPS). While Walmart is showing double-digit growth in earnings, the 11.8% expected increase for the current fiscal year may not be enough to justify its current share price, especially when another Dow Jones stock is offering more growth at a comparable price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool