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What changed
As of the close on Oct 23. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.
Price
Close $119.89 (Oct 23) vs $121.12 (Oct 22): −1.02%.
Volume
0.87× its 20-session average (21.3M) on Oct 23.
Includes pre- and post-market trading.
Short interest
Short interest 80.9M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 80.6M (Sep 15).
No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.
Fails-to-deliver
Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 5 days with fails, largest 308K shares on Sep 28.
Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 5 days with fails, largest 127K shares on Sep 11.
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Analyst rating actions
None recorded in this window.
Insider filings (Form 4)
None recorded in this window.
WMT: what the public data shows
Each row is the latest public record we hold for WMT, with its own date and source. Figures are descriptive and delayed by their source.
FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (25d ago)
WMT fails-to-deliver (FTD)
Settlement date
Failed shares
Price
2026-09-30 · 25d
1K
$106.8
2026-09-29 · 26d
828
$108.73
2026-09-28 · 27d
308K
$107.98
SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.
WMT insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 13 sales
Most recent Form 4 shown for WMT: Nicholas Christopher James (Executive Vice President) reported a sale (code S) of 1,600 shares at $120.33 on 2026-10-15, filed 2026-10-16 (1 day after the trade).
Insider
Type
Shares
Price
Value
Trade date
Filed
Nicholas Christopher James · officer: Executive Vice President
Sale (S)
2K
$120.33
$193K
2026-10-15
2026-10-16 · +1d
Furner John R. · director, officer: President & CEO
Sale (S)
7K
$120.33
$853K
2026-10-15
2026-10-16 · +1d
Furner John R. · director, officer: President & CEO
Sale (S)
6K
$120.93
$730K
2026-10-15
2026-10-16 · +1d
Watkins Latriece · officer: Executive Vice President
Sale (S)
5K
$115.00
$575K
2026-10-14
2026-10-16 · +2d
Nicholas Christopher James · officer: Executive Vice President
Sale (S)
1K
$120.95
$157K
2026-10-15
2026-10-16 · +1d
SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.
WMT offering filings (SEC)
4 SEC filings in the last 90 days, by filing date.
Filed
Form
Document
2026-10-21
Prospectus supplement filed under Rule 424(b)(5) 424B5
SEC filings listed by filing date. A registration statement or prospectus does not by itself show that any shares were sold, how many, or at what price. Some of these filings cover debt securities or resales by existing holders. A filing is made by the issuer and appears under each of its tickers. Source: SEC EDGAR daily index; each filing links to its page on sec.gov.
Source: SEC EDGAR daily index, read once a day after the SEC publishes it (around 10:30 pm ET). Forms covered: S-1, S-3, F-1 and F-3 with their amendments, S-3ASR, F-3ASR, 424B4 and 424B5. · as of 2026-10-23
WMT analyst ratings
Firm
Action
Rating
Published
Evercore ISI
hold
Outperform
2026-10-20
Deutsche Bank
upgrade
Buy (from Hold)
2026-10-15
Deutsche Bank
price_target
—
2026-10-15
KeyBanc
hold
Overweight
2026-09-10
Oppenheimer
hold
Perform
2026-08-25
Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.
Frequently asked questions
What is WMT's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, WMT had 80.9M shares sold short — 1.8% of its float, with 3.4 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying WMT?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, WMT recorded 0 insider purchases and 13 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What are the SEC offering filings listed for WMT?
They are registration statements (Forms S-1, S-3, F-1 and F-3, with their amendments and the S-3ASR and F-3ASR automatic shelf forms) and prospectuses filed under Rule 424(b)(4) or 424(b)(5). In the last 90 days the issuer of WMT filed 4; the most recent was a prospectus supplement filed under Rule 424(b)(5) on 2026-10-21. A registration statement or prospectus does not by itself show that any shares were sold, how many, or at what price, and some of these filings cover debt securities or resales by existing holders.
What do analysts say about WMT?
The most recent action: Evercore ISI hold to Outperform on 2026-10-20. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell WMT?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.