I think it's crazy that Walmart is worth 1T. It's grocery chain operating in limited number of contries. Shouldn't be worth much more than for example, Carrefour.
A lot of non-tech non-AI companies have seen outsized gains this year as people use them for AI hedging.
I think about what it would take for a small group of smart people to do what they do. Walmart? Seems hard. Meta? I could see that.
I know that’s oversimplifying and probably naive, but huge physical operations seem like more of a moat.
Walmart is huge compared to Carrefour. They're the world's largest employer, and their yearly net profit is $22 billion compared to $300 million.