Walmart Stock Beat the Market in 2024. Can It Repeat in 2025?

Shares of retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) were up a whopping 72% in 2024. To put the magnitude of this move in perspective, this was the best year for Walmart stock since 1998 -- you read that right. And its 72% return handily outperformed the S&P 500's otherwise stellar gain of 23%.It's been 25 years since Walmart's shareholders had this good of a time. And that statement should have investors asking why.I believe there's an undeniable relationship between Walmart's stock price and its surging operating income. Since the start of 2023, operating income has dramatically improved, as the chart below shows.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool