WMT - Walmart Inc.
| Previous Close | 99.06 |
| Open | 98.58 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 1000 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 1800 |
| Day's Range | 97.94 - 99.53 |
| 52 Week Range | 81.78 - 106.21 |
| Volume | 6,708,131 |
| Avg. Volume | 7,842,656 |
| Market Cap | 285.529B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 0.64 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 43.49 |
| EPS (TTM) | 2.26 |
| Earnings Date | May 16, 2019 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 2.12 (2.15%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-05-09 |
| 1y Target Est | 109.07 |
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The Street cheered both the better-than-expected Q4 earnings report and the 2019 earnings-per-share guidance of $5.90, which beat the consensus of $5.70.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips * 10 Stocks on the Rise Heading Into the Second Quarter These results follow an already strong November and December trading update that the group released in January when it reported that its holiday period comparable sales had increased by 5.7%.One of the factors behind the impressive numbers has been the strength of the U.S. economy and the resiliency of the consumer despite the continuing U.S.-China trade war rhetoric. In addition, Target has been taking steps to win the confidence and patronage of consumers. For example, over the past year, the retailer has improved its supply chain and logistics operations, leading to cost and time savings in delivery and fulfillment practices.About 90% of retail sales still take place in stores nationwide. And Target has been investing in its stores by remodeling them as well as opening smaller-format stores in residential areas and on college campuses to bring in the foot traffic. According to the company, "Three-quarters of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a Target store." As part of its plan is to emphasize ease and convenience, Target has also introduced same-day delivery as well as curbside pickup at many locations.Its efforts to become a respected player in today's digital market are also paying off. After the data-breach incident of 2013, where information on over 40 million Target consumers was compromised, the retailer started investing heavily in the digital space and its e-commerce channel. For example, it has recently announced an upcoming partnership with Pinterest to integrate Lens, the visual search offered by Pinterest, to its online store. The 31% increase in digital sales that was announced in the quarterly results is now cementing Target's claim to have become an omni-channel retailer.TGT currently trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 14.3 and many investors may find value in that number. If the company continues to offer robust top-line growth and improving margins, Target's stock price could justify a higher valuation, too. For example, Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has a trailing P/E of 44.3 and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) 31.3. Therefore I am quite comfortable with the stock's valuation despite the run-up in TGT stock's price. Technical Charts for TGT StockOver the past few weeks, both long-term and short-term technical indicators for Target stock have broken their 2018 downtrends, moving steadily higher. 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When it does, Kroger stock will rise to levels above $30.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsIt also helps that Kroger now near the bottom-end of a well defined multi-year trading range. Historically speaking, any time Kroger stock gets this low, it doesn't stay this low for long. * 5 Cloud Stocks to Help Your Portfolio Fly Thus, at $25, Kroger looks good here. The stock looks both fundamentally overvalued and technically oversold. It may take time for the reversal to happen. But, make no mistake, it is coming. By the end of 2019, prices above $30 look both achievable and fundamentally supported for KR stock. The Fundamentals Are GoodThe big picture fundamentals supporting Kroger stock are very good. In a nutshell, all those concerns that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) was going to eat Kroger alive in the grocery sector after the Whole Foods acquisition were grossly overstated. Ever since then, Kroger has rattled off back-to-back years of positive comparable sales and revenue growth. The company is expected to report another positive top-line year in 2019.In other words, the Amazon threat hasn't really affected Kroger's traffic, sales, or reach. Instead, if you shopped at Kroger grocery stores a few years back, chances are high that you still shop there today. Why? Because grocery stores are sticky. Consumers like going to the same grocery store.They like knowing what to buy, knowing where those things are located in the store, knowing where to park, and seeing familiar faces. Consumers don't want to give up that familiarity or convenience for slightly cheaper (but still relatively expensive) Whole Foods prices.As such, Amazon hasn't really made a splash in this market. Sure, there's the Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Target (NYSE:TGT) threats. But, those threats have been around for a long time, too, and they haven't had much impact on Kroger's sales or traffic either.Again, this comes back to familiarity and convenience, two things that are very important to the grocery shopping experience and which give grocery stores immensely sticky customer bases.Because of this, Kroger today remains America's largest grocer despite the multiple competitive threats that have emerged over the past several years. Also because of this, and because of Kroger's resilient track record of continued growth, Kroger should remain America's largest grocer for the foreseeable future.That positioning alone guarantees Kroger healthy revenue growth for the next several years. The Stock Is Undervalued and OversoldGiven Kroger's healthy big picture fundamentals, its stock is fundamentally undervalued at current levels.Right now, KR stock is trading at just 11-forward earnings, versus a five year average forward multiple of 15 and a market average forward multiple of 16. In other words, Kroger is really cheap. This cheapness only makes sense if profit growth will be muted over the next several years.It won't be. To be sure, margins are struggling right now. But, these struggles have a lot to do with fuel prices, and nothing to do with the long term fundamentals. Once fuel headwinds normalize, margins should normalize, too, and profits should grow thanks to healthy revenue growth, stable margins, and big buybacks.From a numbers perspective, I think some combination of low single digit revenue growth, stable margins, and big buybacks will push EPS towards $3.20 by fiscal 2025. Based on a historically average 15 forward multiple, that implies a fiscal 2024 price target for Kroger stock of $48.Discounted back by 8% per year (2 points below my normal 10% yield to account for the yield), that equates to a fiscal 2019 price target between $32 and 33. Thus, below $25, KR stock looks materially undervalued.The stock is also oversold here. Over the past several years, the lower-$20's have provided a solid line of defense for the stock on sell offs. In September 2017, a drop in KR stock to $20 led to a rally to $30 by January 2018. In March 2018, a drop in KR stock to $23 led to a rally to $32 by September 2018.History should repeat itself here, given stable long term fundamentals. As such, the March 2019 drop in Kroger stock to the lower-$20's should likewise end in a rally towards $30 over the next several months. Bottom Line on Kroger StockKroger is supported by stable and healthy long-term fundamentals. 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