Dump This Dividend Darling And Buy These 2 Dividend Stocks Instead

My methodology is based on common sense: buying low, selling high, and getting paid to wait. Wonderful businesses can trade at ridiculously high prices. This can happen when management is pushing a narrative that doesn't align with the business model.

Seeking Alpha • 11 hours ago

How Much Walmart's 90-Day Slide Hit Top Consumer Staples ETFs

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.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 7, 2026

Walmart: I Expect Solid Earnings But Valuation Keeps Me At Hold

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.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 7, 2026

Is Walmart (WMT) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

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.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 7, 2026

Constellation Signed 920 Megawatts of New Power Deals, Including a Walmart PPA. Here's What It Means for CEG Stock.

Constellation Energy just raised its guidance for fiscal year 2026. The power and nuclear energy giant has made crucial progress on a major contract.

The Motley Fool • a day ago

Trump Tariff Refunds Just Topped $100 Billion, and These Companies Are Receiving Some of the Largest Checks

Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs were invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in February 2026, triggering the need to refund approximately $166 billion to American businesses. Several of America's best-known companies have received or expect to collect between $500 million and $2.4 billion in International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariff refunds.

The Motley Fool • 18 hours ago

Inside Out: Consumer Staples Midyear Outlook, COST & WMT Bullishness

CFRA's Arun Sundaram joins Morning Trade Live to look at the outlook for consumer staples companies as the sector faces a challenging operating environment. He continues to like Costco (COST) and Walmart (WMT) despite elevated valuations, pointing to margin expansion and the potential for double-digit earnings growth in the coming years.

A popular Walmart product is linked to one death. Here's what to check

Some of America's largest retailers, including Walmart and Amazon, are recalling a popular winter product due to hundreds of injuries and the death of an 83-year-old woman in San Jose.

Fast Company • Aug 6, 2026

Amazon and Walmart Want to Beat the Consumer to Their Next Purchase

Amazon's $3 trillion valuation, achieved this week, is being treated as an artificial intelligence and cloud computing milestone. For retail leaders, it should be read as a broader signal that investors value the infrastructure surrounding commerce as much as the sale itself.

PYMNTS • Aug 6, 2026

Medicare Made Weight-Loss Drugs $50 A Month—Now Amazon, CVS And Walmart Race To Fill Prescriptions

More than 66 million. That's how many people in the U.S. get their health coverage from Medicare, according to the insurance program.

Forbes • Aug 6, 2026