Will Walmart Become the First Dividend King to Surpass a $1 Trillion Market Cap by the End of 2025?

Walmart (WMT 0.62%) surged 71.9% in 2024, making it the second-best-performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average behind Nvidia. Investors may be wondering if Walmart can carry the momentum forward in 2025.Walmart's investment thesis has evolved from a stodgy dividend-paying value stock to a high-octane growth stock. With over 50 consecutive years of dividend increases, Walmart is also a Dividend King that sports a coveted combo of passive income potential and outsized market gains -- but only if ...