In a research report issued today, William Blair analyst Mark Miller reiterated coverage on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (WMT) with an Underperform rating, following a “fireside chat” for analysts, which took place in New York yesterday.
“The company provided advance notice that the meeting with Mr. McMillon and Charles Holley, CFO, would not include a discussion of second-quarter results, although our sense is that business trends have not changed materially since the first quarter. In contrast to Kroger’s (KR) recent comment that it was seeing a “less cautious consumer,” Wal-Mart indicated that it was not seeing much difference compared with 90 or 180 days ago”, Miller noted.
In conclusion, “Since our downgrade of the stock to Underperform in April, shares have declined by 2% versus an increase of 5% for the S&P 500. We view current valuation as fair but reiterate our Underperform rating as we see further downside risk to estimates.
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