Wal-Mart shares close lower on Monday, company’s startup investment arm appoints new Chief Executive Officer

According to a statement by Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), the retailers recently established startup investment arm, known as Store No 8, has appointed Jenny Fleiss as the CEO of its first portfolio company. She co-founded and previously served as head of business development of the designer fashion rental firm Rent the Runway.

Wal-Mart shares closed lower on Monday, while also marking their first loss in the past six trading sessions. The stock edged down 0.21% ($0.16) to $74.78, after touching an intraday high at $75.40, or a price level not seen since May 27th 2015 ($75.51). In the week ended on April 23rd the shares of the retail chain added 2.45% to their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a fourth consecutive period of gains. The stock has pared its advance to 3.75% so far during the current month, following a 1.62% surge in March. The latter has been a second straight month of gains. For the entire past year, Wal-Mart shares gained 12.76%.

Jenny Fleiss is expected to head Wal-Marts code eight, a startup with a focus on developing personalized, one-to-one shopping experiences.

According to CNN Money, the 31 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Wal-Mart’s stock price, have a median target of $73.00, with a high estimate of $90.00 and a low estimate of $60.00. The median estimate is a 2.38% decrease compared to the closing price of $74.78 on April 24th.

The same media also reported that 19 out of 36 surveyed investment analysts had rated Wal-Mart Stores’ stock as “Hold”, while 13 – as “Buy”. On the other hand, 3 analysts had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, todays levels of importance for the Wal-Mart stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $74.87
R2 – $74.96
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $75.05
R4 (Long Breakout) – $75.32
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $75.63
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $75.76

S1 – $74.69
S2 – $74.60
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $74.51
S4 (Short Breakout) – $74.24
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $73.93
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $73.80

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $74.40
R1 – $75.65
R2 – $76.36
R3 – $77.61
R4 – $78.86

S1 – $73.69
S2 – $72.44
S3 – $71.73
S4 – $71.02