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WAL MART STORES INC (NYSE)
WMT 55.68 -0.24 (-0.43%) Vol.  4,322,664 12:12 ET

Day Low - High 55.54 - 55.95
52wk Low - High 47.35 - 56.27
Avg Volume 14,031,010
Industry RETAIL-DISCOUNT
Market Cap 213.06 B
Div - Yield 1.21 - 2.16
PE (forward) 14.02
PEG Ratio 1.23
Current Year Est. 3.99
EPS Last Year 3.66
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# 2Buy18.96%
# 3Hold10%
# 4Sell4.11%
# 5Strong Sell1.76%
S&P5009.45%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.37
ABR (Last Week) 1.40
# of Recs in ABR 26
Average Target Price 60.85
Industry Rank by ABR 197 out of 264
Rank in Industry 2 out of 16
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WMT
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Mar 09, 2010
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Mar 05, 2010
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NEWS
Walmart Opens 1000th Walmart MoneyCenter, Announces 500 More for 2010
Mar 16, 2010
U.S. markets mixed on Monday
Mar 15, 2010
UPI NewsTrack Business
Mar 15, 2010
Upgrades: WMT, NKE, LM
Mar 15, 2010
Bedfordreport.com: Complimentary Analyst Research on Wal-Mart Stores,Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX), FordMotor Co. (NYSE: F), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) and Many More
Mar 15, 2010
Walmart Unveils 'Twilight Saga Shops' in Stores Nationwide
Mar 15, 2010
Blockbuster Announces Board of Directors Changes
Mar 15, 2010
Citigroup Upgrades Wal-Mart to Buy; PT $65 (WMT)
Mar 15, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
04/2010
Next Quarter
07/2010
This Year
01/2011
Next Year
01/2012
Average Estimate 0.85 0.98 3.99 4.39
Number of Estimates 21 21 26 19
Low Estimates 0.82 0.93 3.90 4.16
High Estimate 0.87 1.01 4.11 4.50
Year Ago EPS 0.77 0.88 3.66 3.99
EPS Growth 9.89% 11.36% 9.01% 10.11%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer. They are engaged in the operation of mass merchandising stores, which serve their customers primarily through the operation of three segments, which are the Wal-Mart Stores segment, the SAM'S Club segment and the International segment.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 3.66
Sales 408214
Net Income 14343
Price/Earnings 15.28
Price/Book 2.91
Price/Cash Flow 10.84
Price/Sales .52


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