WMT Walmart $137.00 COST Costco $479.17 DG Dollar General $217.29 HD Home Depot $288.40 GWW WW Grainger $692.43 Stocks to Watch: Walmart (WMT) Source: Shutterstock If you want to know how the middle class is doing, look at Walmart (NYSE:WMT). Their guidance about the future to investors, and their regular updates on their businesses, tell me a lot about what to expect for their suppliers and the general economy. These numbers indicate that growth patterns could reverse this year, with international business growing as Americans fight inflation with high interest rates.