{
  "id": 6396718,
  "title": "Jim Cramer Says Buy Walmart (WMT) as Target’s (TGT) Turnaround Gains Momentum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/jim-cramer-says-buy-walmart-wmt-as-targets-tgt-turnaround-gains",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T20:24:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/jim-cramer-says-buy-walmart-202439296.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 3, Jim Cramer discussed Walmart Inc. and Target on his TV show Mad Money. Walmart's stock had lagged behind Target's despite analysts favoring Walmart. Cramer expressed his desire to buy Walmart, stating Target had recently energized the company by cutting prices on 10,000 items and making its stores look great. He emphasized that Walmart is a consistently good company, but its slow growth and high valuation make it less exciting for investors. Target, on the other hand, is showing a sharper recovery under its new CEO, but still needs to prove its improvements can be sustained. Walmart's recent financials showed a 5.9% increase in revenue to $187.9 billion, with e-commerce sales up 23% and membership fees up 17%. However, U.S. comparable sales only grew by 2.6%. Target reported a 5.3% increase in net sales to $26.5 billion, with comparable sales up 3.8% and traffic up 3.6%. They had also cut prices on over 10,000 items. Analysts have shown more favorable sentiment towards Walmart, with firms like Tigress Financial and Morgan Stanley maintaining Buy ratings and higher price targets. Target's outlook is more balanced, with analysts like Bernstein and Goldman Sachs maintaining a Hold rating.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}