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The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.

Walmart (WMT) is a well-managed, value-focused retailer, but its ~40x PE ratio is excessive for the sector. WMT's margins (25% gross, ~3% net) and heavy CapEx spending do not justify a valuation above tech giants or retail peers. I expect a positive upcoming earnings report and potential short-term gains, but maintain a hold rating due to valuation concerns.

The Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT | WMT Price Prediction) pullback is the story consumer staples investors are talking about this summer, and it flows through Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FSTA), Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP), and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund (NYSEARCA:VDC) in surprisingly different ways.

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Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, XETRA:WMT)'s upcoming second quarter earnings report could act as a positive catalyst for the stock despite expectations for slower comparable sales growth, according to UBS analysts, which argued that investors are focusing too heavily on a single metric rather than the retailer's longer-term earnings potential. UBS wrote that expectations heading into the report appear "balanced, perhaps even subdued," with the market looking for roughly 3.5% comparable sales growth at Walmart US, down from 4.1% in the first quarter.