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Fly News Breaks for August 16, 2019
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Aug 16, 2019 | 07:33 EDT
BMO Capital analyst Kelly Bania raised her price target on Walmart to $125 and kept her Outperform rating, after its "strong" Q2 results, saying the company continues to take market share in the grocery store space while making the right investments in e-commerce to sustain earnings growth in the future. The analyst notes that despite the weather headwinds in seasonal categories, Walmart's EBIT remained on "solid trajectory" and its e-commerce margins expanded for the second consecutive quarter. Bania further cites Walmart "planting the seeds" for future growth with grocery delivery and innovations in healthcare.