As previously reported, Erste Group downgraded Walmart (WMT) to Hold from Buy. Walmart expects revenues to increase by around 3% to 4% this year, which is a lower growth rate than last year, the analyst noted on Friday. The high valuation based in a sector comparison “stands in the way of a rapid recovery in the share price in an economic downturn,” the analyst added.
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