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Should You Buy Walmart Stock With $1,000 and Hold Forever?
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a retailing behemoth. It has almost 11,000 stores worldwide. In Q4 2025 (ended Jan. 31), it generated $181 billion in revenue. It currently sports a monster $748 billion market cap.This retail stock is up 112% in the past five years. In the past 12 months, shares have jumped 56%, crushing the 5% gain of the S&P 500 index (as of April 17).Along with the overall market, Walmart is facing downward pressure, with shares off 11% from their peak (as of April 17). Is now the time to invest $1,000 in the Arkansas-based business and hold it forever?Continue reading
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a retailing behemoth. It has almost 11,000 stores worldwide. In Q4 2025 (ended Jan. 31), it generated $181 billion in revenue. It currently sports a monster $748 billion market cap.
This retail stock is up 112% in the past five years. In the past 12 months, shares have jumped 56%, crushing the 5% gain of the S&P 500 index (as of April 17).
Along with the overall market, Walmart is facing downward pressure, with shares off 11% from their peak (as of April 17). Is now the time to invest $1,000 in the Arkansas-based business and hold it forever?
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