Currently, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) has a Buy using the stock evaluator from Portfolio Grader, which incorporates Louis Navellier's investing system. WMT has been downgraded from a Strong Buy to a Buy in the last week.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Food & Staples Retailing, and in the top decile of sector group, Consumer Staples, with a market value of $261.7 billion. From an investment attractiveness vantage point, WMT is ranked among the sector leaders with a ranking of 14 among the 173 companies in the sector; the stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 1 among the 25 companies in this industry group, positioning it among the leaders and number 403 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) is a member of the 25 company Food & Staples Retailing GICS industry group, which is part of the 173 company GICS Consumer Staples sector. The market value of WMT is $259.3 billion which falls in the top 10% of its industry group. The stock's current Portfolio Grader score places it 1 among the 25 companies in this industry group, positioning it among the leaders; in the top decile of the sector with a ranking of 14 among the 173 companies in the sector, and number 394 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.