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Dryden Pence, CIO of Pence Capital Management explains why he sees a pullback ahead—revealing the stocks he'd add on a dip.

Walmart (WMT) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT | WMT Price Prediction) has cooled after a strong spring run.

Walmart heads into Q2 earnings with e-commerce momentum and a stronger profit mix, but fuel costs, cautious consumers and a premium valuation temper the setup.

Walmart's investors are counting on the company's ad business to drive profits as same-store sales growth has cooled and the company's stock has fallen on a cautious annual outlook, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug. 18).

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Walmart is accelerating the rollout of AI with a suite of tools for store workers. Workers say the tech is prone to making mistakes they must fix, manage, or ignore.

As Walmart's same-store sales growth has leveled off and a cautious annual ​outlook dented its stock, investors are increasingly looking to the retailer's advertising business to support profits.

Walmart reports their fiscal Q2 '27 before the opening bell on Thursday, August 20th, 2026. Current consensus per the LSEG data is expecting $0.74 in EPS on $186.8 in revenue for expected y-o-y growth of 5% and 8.8%, respectively. Walmart's longer-term revenue and EPS growth expectations of 5% (revenue) and high single- or low double-digit remain unchanged.