The shuffle underscores the rivalry between the two retailers, particularly as Walmart expands its advertising and third-party marketplace businesses.

As Americans struggle with the cost of living, many are turning to Walmart to save.

The risk for Walmart investors is not that the business will suddenly break. It is that anything merely "fine" becomes a problem when the stock is priced for near-perfection. And the bigger reason I wouldn't buy Walmart stock today is even simpler: I'd rather buy Amazon.

Shoppers are turning to Walmart to stretch their dollars, but an uncertain economy and trade tensions will test the retailer’s new executive team.

Walmart‘s stock has outperformed the majority of its competitors over the previous year as of 2/19/2026. The momentum follows solid Q4 FY2026 results, where the company..