Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Goods Companies: Walmart (WMT), Clorox (CLX) and Altria Group (MO)

Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Walmart (WMT – Research Report), Clorox (CLX – Research Report) and Altria Group (MO – Research Report).

Walmart (WMT)

Roth MKM analyst William Kirk reiterated a Buy rating on Walmart yesterday and set a price target of $71.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $64.01, close to its 52-week high of $64.42.

According to TipRanks.com, Kirk ‘s ranking currently consits of 0 on a 0-5 ranking scale, with an average return of -8.6% and a 42.6% success rate. Kirk covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Grocery Outlet Holding, United Natural Foods, and Albertsons Companies.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Walmart is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $67.64, representing a 5.3% upside. In a report issued on May 10, Bank of America Securities also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $67.00 price target.

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Clorox (CLX)

Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman maintained a Sell rating on Clorox today and set a price target of $132.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $136.97.

According to TipRanks.com, Lieberman is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 2.4% and a 54.7% success rate. Lieberman covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Edgewell Personal Care, and Constellation Brands.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Clorox is a Hold with an average price target of $147.45.

Altria Group (MO)

In a report released today, Gaurav Jain from Barclays maintained a Sell rating on Altria Group, with a price target of $37.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $45.95, close to its 52-week high of $46.34.

According to TipRanks.com, Jain is ranked #1552 out of 8864 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Altria Group with a $43.75 average price target.

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