After disappointing earnings from The Home Depot and Target this week, Walmart was closely watched by investors today.

Walmart ( WMT) stock fell more than 2% early Thursday after the company reported second quarter earnings shy of expectations while US sales growth topped forecasts with the big box retailer's low-price strategy drawing consumers as tariff-related uncertainty pushed them to more carefully scrutinize their household budgets.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) shares are trading lower Thursday after the company posted mixed second-quarter results.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here to see if stocks can shrug off their latest rotation-based wobble as investors eye Walmart earnings and continue to eye Fed Chair Powell's speech on Friday.

This is TheStreet's Stock Market Today for Aug. 21, 2025. The stock market is now open. You can follow along all day with today's biggest updates here on our daily live blog. This morning stocks are trending to the downside after Walmart reported earnings and economic data has disappointed.

WMT Stock Price: According to Benzinga Pro, Walmart shares were down 5.02% at $97.42 at the time of publication Thursday.

Walmart's results WMT.N on Thursday show U.S. consumers across the spectrum are still flocking to the retailer's stores despite economic headwinds, but shares dipped as the company's margins ebbed and inventory costs rose.

Shares of Walmart are trading more than 5% lower following the world’s largest retailer’s quarterly earnings release. The results, announced this morning, triggered a selloff that pushed the stock below key technical support levels.

Target also imports about half of its merchandise, compared to roughly 33% at Walmart, so it needs to raise prices at almost double the rate of Walmart to mitigate the tariff impact, Bank of America analyst Robert Ohmes said in a report this week.