Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) on Thursday reported upbeat second-quarter earnings, but issued third-quarter guidance below estimates.

Walmart reported adjusted earnings of 81 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of 74 cents. Sales reached $187.9 billion, topping the $186.8 billion estimate.

For the third quarter, Walmart expects adjusted EPS of 62 cents-64 cents, below the 68-cent estimate. It forecasts sales of $183.134 billion-$184.468 billion, compared with the $188.339 billion estimate.

Walmart raised its fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS outlook to $2.80-$2.87 from $2.75-$2.85. The consensus estimate is $2.90. The company raised its fiscal 2027 sales outlook to $734.656 billion-$741.720 billion from $731.124 billion-$738.188 billion. The consensus estimate is $752.250 billion.

Walmart shares fell 9.2% to close at $103.84 on Thursday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Walmart following earnings announcement.

• BTIG analyst Robert Drbul maintained the stock with a Buy and lowered the price target from $145 to $140.
• Baird analyst Peter Benedict maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and cut the price target from $140 to $120.
• RBC Capital analyst Steven Shemesh maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $137 to $131.

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