As retailers continue to feel threatened by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Goldman Sachs analyst Matthew Fassler still sees Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:
WMT) as “well-positioned.”
“We believe that the company is as well positioned as any mass market retailer — in an admittedly imperfect world for mass
market retailers — to cope with increasing demands on ecommerce and technology spend, weather Amazon’s growth and its increased
focus on consumables, and maintain its franchise. We see merits in Walmart’s front-loaded investment, scale, capacity for
additional investment, small-market focus, and current impressive inventory discipline,” he wrote.
Fassler upgraded Walmart to Buy with an $84 price target and added it to Goldman’s Conviction List.
5 Reasons Why Fassler Is Bullish On Walmart
- He likes Walmart’s small market focus and believes it puts the company at less risk to competition in the grocery space.
- Walmart’s investment in technology and e-commerce as well as the company’s plans to emerge as a leader in the 3-P
marketplace.
- Strong working capital management.
- Inflation in food has bottomed out.
- Walmart has a relatively low P/E ratio.
Walmart shares were trading up 1.55 percent, at $76.21 during Friday’s trading session. To read the latest news and exclusive
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Latest Ratings for WMT
| Date |
Firm |
Action |
From |
To |
| Jul 2017 |
Goldman Sachs |
Upgrades |
Neutral |
Conviction Buy |
| May 2017 |
BMO Capital |
Upgrades |
Underperform |
Market Perform |
| May 2017 |
Gordon Haskett |
Initiates Coverage On |
|
Buy |
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