Walmart (WMT) stock has made a strong return (up about 78.7%) this year after falling behind Amazon (AMZN) . The company’s investment in technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality, and same-day delivery, has led to record earnings and earned it the title of Yahoo Finance's "Company of the Year" for 2024.The stock traded in a tight range of $40 to $50 from December 2019 to December 2023 and then steadily surged this year $96. Over the past five years, Walmart shares have surged mor ...