Eyes are fixed on retail giants Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW), Target Corp (NYSE:TGT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) and others who are set to set to release earnings this spring. Foot traffic data could provide a glimpse into the sector's upcoming performance.
Walmart and Sam's Club Foot Traffic: According to Placer.ai, visits at Walmart were up 3.9% year-over-year, and at subsidiary Sam's Club they were up 6.1%. Walmart's year-over-year visits fell 2.7% in April, rose 7.7% in March and rose 4.4% in February while Sam's Club's visits were up 1.9% in April, up 8.2% in March and up 6.9% in February. The company posted solid growth in Minnesota, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Walmart will release first-quarter earnings on May 16.
Lowe's Foot Traffic: Lowe's visits during the first quarter were down 4% year-over-year, up 0.2% in April, down 1.1% in March and down 2.8% in February. Competitor Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which already released earnings on May 14, reported visits down 1.1% year-over-year during the first quarter.
Lowe's will report first-quarter earnings on May 21.
Target Foot Traffic: Visits in the first quarter at Target were up 3.5% year-over-year. Visits climbed 1.4% in April, 6.3% in March and 5.3% in February.
Target will report first-quarter earnings on May 22.
Costco Foot Traffic: Costco saw the biggest gains in foot traffic in the first quarter. Visits soared 8.9% year-over-year and were up 9.2% in April, 10.5% in March and 10.9% in February.
Costco will report first-quarter earnings on May 30.
零售巨頭沃爾瑪公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:WMT)、Lowe's Companies Inc(紐約證券交易所代碼:LOW)、塔吉特公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:TGT)、好市多批發公司(納斯達克股票代碼:COST)和其他定於今年春季發佈業績的公司將目光聚集在一起。人流量數據可以讓人們一窺該行業即將到來的表現。
沃爾瑪和山姆俱樂部的人流量:根據 Placer.ai 的數據,沃爾瑪的訪問量同比增長3.9%,子公司山姆俱樂部的訪問量增長6.1%。沃爾瑪4月份的訪問量同比下降了2.7%,3月份增長了7.7%,2月份增長了4.4%,而山姆俱樂部的訪問量在4月份增長了1.9%,3月份增長了8.2%,2月份增長了6.9%。該公司在明尼蘇達州、懷俄明州、北達科他州和南達科他州實現了穩步增長。
沃爾瑪將於5月16日發佈第一季度業績。
勞氏客流量:勞氏第一季度的訪問量同比下降4%,4月份增長0.2%,3月份下降1.1%,2月份下降2.8%。競爭對手家得寶公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:HD)已於5月14日公佈業績,該公司報告稱,第一季度的訪問量同比下降1.1%。
勞氏將於5月21日公佈第一季度收益。
目標客流量:塔吉特第一季度的訪問量同比增長3.5%。4月份的訪問量增長了1.4%,3月份增長了6.3%,2月份增長了5.3%。
塔吉特將於5月22日公佈第一季度收益。
好市多客流量:好市多在第一季度的人流量增幅最大。訪問量同比增長8.9%,4月份增長9.2%,3月份增長10.5%,2月份增長10.9%。
好市多將於5月30日公佈第一季度收益。