What the Zacks Model Predicts About WMT's Q1 Earnings As investors prepare for Walmart's fiscal first-quarter announcement, the question looms regarding earnings beat or miss. Our proven model doesn't conclusively predict an earnings beat is likely for WMT this time. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat, which is not the case here. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Walmart has ...