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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

Dec 23 • 10:16AM ET

942.33

Dollar change -11.74
Percentage change -1.23	%

Consumer Defensive • Discount Stores • USA • NASD

Peers: WMT TGT KR AMZN BJ WBA CVS SFM OLLI

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	55.33	EPS (ttm)	17.03	Insider Own	0.23%	Shs Outstand	443.94M	Perf Week	-5.09%
Market Cap	417.98B	Forward P/E	47.27	EPS next Y	19.93	Insider Trans	-2.02%	Shs Float	442.86M	Perf Month	-1.39%
Income	7.58B	PEG	5.77	EPS next Q	4.04	Inst Own	68.89%	Short Float	1.49%	Perf Quarter	4.52%
Sales	258.81B	P/S	1.62	EPS this Y	9.25%	Inst Trans	-1.02%	Short Ratio	3.40	Perf Half Y	10.15%
Book/sh	55.08	P/B	17.11	EPS next Y	10.19%	ROA	10.30%	Short Interest	6.59M	Perf Year	44.89%
Cash/sh	26.66	P/C	35.34	EPS next 5Y	9.59%	ROE	29.95%	52W Range	640.51 - 1008.25	Perf YTD	42.76%
Dividend Est.	4.70 (0.50%)	P/FCF	83.36	EPS past 5Y	14.93%	ROI	23.32%	52W High	-6.54%	Beta	0.83
Dividend TTM	4.50 (0.48%)	Quick Ratio	0.43	Sales past 5Y	10.86%	Gross Margin	12.67%	52W Low	47.12%	ATR (14)	17.68
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 01, 2024	Current Ratio	0.98	EPS Y/Y TTM	16.22%	Oper. Margin	3.67%	RSI (14)	40.92	Volatility	2.07% 1.83%
Employees	333000	Debt/Eq	0.33	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.35%	Profit Margin	2.93%	Recom	2.10	Target Price	1035.27
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.33	EPS Q/Q	13.03%	Payout	26.32%	Rel Volume	1.34	Prev Close	954.07
Sales Surprise	0.16%	EPS Surprise	6.70%	Sales Q/Q	7.53%	Earnings	Dec 12 AMC	Avg Volume	1.94M	Price	942.33
SMA20	-3.52%	SMA50	0.86%	SMA200	11.10%	Trades		Volume	419,799	Change	-1.23%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-05-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$1000 → $1050
Oct-22-24	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$1016
Oct-10-24	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$955 → $980
Sep-27-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$925 → $1000
Sep-24-24	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$873
Sep-10-24	Downgrade	Redburn Atlantic	Buy → Neutral	$860 → $890
Sep-09-24	Reiterated	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$855 → $950
Aug-08-24	Upgrade	Gordon Haskett	Accumulate → Buy	$925
Jul-11-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$900 → $925
Jul-11-24	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$905 → $950
Jul-02-24	Reiterated	Stifel	Buy	$850 → $900
Jun-06-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$850 → $900
May-31-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$800 → $850
Apr-03-24	Downgrade	Gordon Haskett	Buy → Accumulate	$775
Mar-08-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$785 → $800
Mar-04-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$750 → $785
Feb-06-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$700 → $750
Dec-20-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral	$620
Dec-15-23	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$625 → $700
Nov-30-23	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$600 → $625

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Today 09:00AM	As Tariffs Loom, How One Retailer Aims to Keep Prices Low on Nikes and Asics (The Wall Street Journal)
08:45AM	Here's Why Costco Says It Has No Plans to Split Its Stock at $1,000 Per Share (Motley Fool)
06:02AM	Invest with Confidence: Intrinsic Value Unveiled of Costco Wholesale Corp (GuruFocus.com)
06:00AM	Jim Cramer on Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Costco Appeals To Anyone Who Has Enough Space At Home To Take Advantage Of Its Bulk Merchandise (Insider Monkey)
Dec-22-24 11:06PM	The Container Store files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Yahoo Finance)
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04:37AM	Is Costco Still a Buy at $1,000 per Share? (Motley Fool)
Dec-21-24 06:12PM	Costco Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold? (Motley Fool)
10:00AM	This Is Costco's Secret Weapon Against Inflation (Motley Fool)
09:00AM	Weekend Earnings Snapshots Roundup December 21, 2024 (Quartz)
03:12AM	After Soaring 50% This Year, Can Costco Wholesale Stock Continue Its Impressive Rally in 2025? (Motley Fool)
Dec-20-24 10:07AM	Sell Costco Stock. Its No Bargain. (Barrons.com)
09:15AM	Costco (COST) Reliance on International Sales: What Investors Need to Know (Zacks)
09:15AM	Is Costco Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2025? (Motley Fool)
01:00AM	Costco Stock Is No Bargain. Its Time to Sell. (Barrons.com)
Dec-19-24 03:23PM	If You'd Bought 1 Share of Costco Wholesale at Its IPO, Here's How Many Shares You Would Own Now (Motley Fool)
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02:45PM	The Insider Way to Save on High-End Menswear? Shopping Private Labels (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-18-24 07:45AM	Up 50% in 2024 and Topping $1,000 Per Share, Does This Growth Stock Have More Room to Run in 2025? (Motley Fool)
Dec-17-24 03:00PM	Retailer BJ's is one of TD Cowen's best ideas for 2025. Here's why. (Yahoo Finance Video)
08:30AM	How Costcos formula for reaching uncertain consumers is pushing shares past $1,000 to all-time highs (Fortune)
07:00AM	Food Fight With Kroger Spells Trouble for Albertsons (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-16-24 08:30PM	Costco's E-Commerce Sales Just Jumped by 13%. Here's Why Investors Should Care. (Motley Fool)
06:00PM	Up More Than 200% in the Past 5 Years, Can Costco Continue Its Momentum in 2025? (Motley Fool)
01:58PM	Costco is Canada's top grocery retailer (Chain Store Age)
12:18PM	Costco is top grocery retailer (Chain Store Age)
12:05PM	Walmart CFO: 'We're a company that wins in any type of economic environment' (Yahoo Finance)
09:55AM	How Walmart's $90 billion Sam's Club is aiming to take down Costco (Yahoo Finance)
09:00AM	Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It (Zacks)
08:53AM	Should You Forget Sirius XM? This Stock Has Made Far More Millionaires (Motley Fool)
06:00AM	Walmart is the 2024 Yahoo Finance Company of the Year (Yahoo Finance)
05:13AM	Costco records a brisk Q1 as it sees strong interest in groceries (Grocery Dive)
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Dec-15-24 06:15PM	Can Costco Become a Trillion-Dollar Stock by 2030? (Motley Fool)
05:50AM	Where Will Costco Stock Be in 3 Years? (Motley Fool)
04:13AM	3 Lessons Dividend Stock Investors Can Benefit From in 2025 (Motley Fool)
Dec-14-24 10:51AM	Costco flags an unexpected shift in customer behavior (TheStreet)
10:42AM	These 2 Retailers Were a Bright Spot During Earnings Season. What They Have In Common. (Barrons.com)
07:50AM	Costco price target raised to $907 from $755 at Roth MKM (TipRanks)
07:50AM	Costco price target raised to $1,030 from $1,020 at Evercore ISI (TipRanks)
05:05AM	3 Facts About Costco You Must Know Before Buying the Stock (Motley Fool)
05:00AM	A Big Grocery Merger Is Off. Does That Mean Prices Will Fall? (Investopedia)
Dec-13-24 04:23PM	These Stocks Moved the Most Today: Broadcom, Tesla, Palantir, Costco, RH, Upstart, Boeing, and More (Barrons.com)
04:03PM	Costco Stock Split Seen As Retail Leader Flirts With $1,000 (Investor's Business Daily)
01:34PM	Costco CFO warns Trumps tariffs could mean widespread price hikes: When it rains, it rains on everybody (Fortune)
01:27PM	'Rarity In Retail' Costco Sees Earnings Accelerate On Share Gains (Investor's Business Daily)
01:10PM	Costco Stock Climbs After Earnings. Why Analysts Dont Mind Its High Price Tag. (Barrons.com)
12:19PM	These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Broadcom, Tesla, Palantir, Costco, RH, Upstart, Boeing, and More (Barrons.com)
12:10PM	Q1 2025 Costco Wholesale Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
12:04PM	Costco's Unique Retail Model And Solid Growth Stand Out In Challenging Market: Analysts (Benzinga)
11:51AM	Costco Members Are Buying Value Meats And Wagyu Steak (Investopedia)
11:45AM	Costco, Penn Entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Line: Trending tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:45AM	Costco has a plan to deal with Trump's tariffs (Quartz)
10:57AM	Memberships are at 'the core' of Costco's success: Analyst (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:44AM	Costco Q1 income beats Street, e-commerce sales surge 13%; to open 26 new clubs (Chain Store Age)
10:34AM	Costco mulls change after earnings that would please investors (TheStreet)
08:49AM	Costco Stock Dips After Earnings. What Went Wrong. (Barrons.com)
08:42AM	Costco posts 7.5% revenue surge in Q1 FY25 (Retail Insight Network)
08:32AM	Costco Earnings Surge As Growth Sharply Accelerates (Investor's Business Daily)
07:41AM	5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens (Investopedia)
07:01AM	Broadcom surges on AI outlook as Magnificent 7 stocks hit new highs: Yahoo Finance (Yahoo Finance Video)
05:53AM	Costco's Strong Q1 2025 Results Driven by Its Robust Online and Offline Presence Growth (GuruFocus.com)
05:06AM	Costco delivers strong first quarter margins, beats on top and bottom lines (Investing.com)
05:06AM	Prediction: These Will Be Wall Street's 2 Most-Prominent Stock-Split Stocks of 2025 (Motley Fool)
05:00AM	FTC's big win, Kroger and Albertsons big beef, and Costco's membership fee hikes: Retail news roundup (Quartz)
12:11AM	Analyst Report: Costco Wholesale Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Dec-12-24 10:00PM	Costco Wholesale (COST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
06:15PM	Costco Earnings Rise in First Quarter Following Fee Increase (The Wall Street Journal)
06:09PM	Costco posts another quarter of sales growth against an uncertain consumer environment (Yahoo Finance)
06:00PM	Costco (COST) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
05:59PM	Beverage Distributor Accused of Price Discrimination in FTC Lawsuit (The Wall Street Journal)
05:30PM	Costco earnings top expectations as membership fees climb (Quartz)
05:25PM	Costco (COST) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
05:24PM	Don't expect Costco membership fee hike to have much impact in one quarter: D.A. Davidson's Baker (CNBC TV)
05:06PM	Costco Sales, Profit Jump, Boosted By Rising Fees, E-Commerce (The Wall Street Journal)
04:58PM	Costcos Earnings Topped Expectations. Sales Were a Tad Soft. (Barrons.com)
04:57PM	Costo beats Q1 earnings estimates after membership price hike (Yahoo Finance Video)
04:50PM	Costco Earnings Beat As Growth Accelerates Amid Gold Demand (Investor's Business Daily)
04:50PM	Costco's Earnings Top Expectations in First Results Reflecting Membership Fee Hike (Investopedia)
04:35PM	Costco Earnings Beat After First Membership Fee Hike In Years (Investor's Business Daily)
04:23PM	Costco: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:21PM	Costco (NASDAQ:COST) Reports Q4 Results (StockStory)
04:20PM	Costco beats quarterly sales estimates on steady holiday demand (Reuters)
04:15PM	Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Results (GlobeNewswire)
04:06PM	Costco Earnings Due After First Membership Fee Hike In Years (Investor's Business Daily)
04:03PM	Kroger Pops To Record High: Buyback Bonanza After Megamerger Blow (Investor's Business Daily)
01:13PM	Costco Stock Trades Record High Ahead of Earnings. Heres What to Watch. (Barrons.com)
12:35PM	Costco Faces Strike Threat: $6.3 Billion Profits, But Workers Demand Fair Treatment (GuruFocus.com)
11:57AM	How Costco's Membership Fees and High ROIC Justify Its Elevated Valuation (GuruFocus.com)
11:01AM	Costco is expected to post another quarter of growth against an uncertain consumer environment (Yahoo Finance)
10:06AM	Costco Stock Is Trading at New Highs. Earnings Should Prove the Business Is Robust. (Barrons.com)
09:54AM	Why Costco (COST) Is Among the Best Department Store Stocks to Buy Now (Insider Monkey)
09:00AM	Costco history: Beyond the Ticker (Yahoo Finance Video)
08:01AM	5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens (Investopedia)
04:23AM	Got $5,000? You Might Want to Buy These 3 Unstoppable Stocks (Motley Fool)
Dec-11-24 07:00PM	Broadcom earnings, November PPI, mortgage rates: What to Watch (Yahoo Finance Video)
05:28PM	Kroger Stock Buybacks Resume After Albertsons Megamerger Blow (Investor's Business Daily)
04:50PM	Albertsons Sues Kroger, Terminates Merger After Judge Blocks Supermarket Megadeal (The Wall Street Journal)
04:41PM	Costcos Business Is Robust. Earnings Should Prove That. (Barrons.com)
02:38PM	This Could Be Kroger's Next Move After Albertsons Megamerger Blow (Investor's Business Daily)
01:19PM	The Setup: Adobe and Costco (CNBC TV)
12:00PM	Albertsons-Kroger appeal win is unlikely: Former antitrust regulator (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:27AM	Could Buying Costco Stock Today Set You Up for Life? (Motley Fool)

Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the provision of operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Other International Operations. The company was founded by James D. Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman in 1983 and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive Vice President	Oct 24 '24	Sale	894.68	1,416	1,267,280	27,400	Oct 24 08:00 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Executive Vice President	Oct 23 '24	Sale	896.54	800	717,236	2,961	Oct 24 07:45 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Officer	Oct 24 '24	Proposed Sale	894.34	1,417	1,267,280		Oct 24 03:44 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Officer	Oct 23 '24	Proposed Sale	896.54	800	717,236		Oct 23 03:00 PM
Riel Pierre	Executive Vice President	Oct 15 '24	Sale	896.71	2,000	1,793,426	10,210	Oct 15 05:47 PM
Miller Russell D	Sr. Executive Vice President	Oct 11 '24	Sale	891.15	4,400	3,921,069	10,202	Oct 15 04:35 PM
Riel Pierre	Officer	Oct 15 '24	Proposed Sale	896.71	2,000	1,793,426		Oct 15 12:31 PM
THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST	Officer	Oct 11 '24	Proposed Sale	891.15	4,400	3,921,069		Oct 11 04:08 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Sep 30 '24	Sale	888.99	3,200	2,844,778	8,630	Oct 02 04:48 PM
Callans Patrick J	Executive Vice President	Sep 30 '24	Sale	893.94	2,500	2,234,850	66,414	Oct 02 04:42 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Sep 30 '24	Sale	883.35	1,700	1,501,695	9,682	Oct 02 04:40 PM
Frates Caton	Officer	Sep 30 '24	Proposed Sale	883.35	1,700	1,501,695		Sep 30 02:54 PM
Adamo Claudine	Officer	Sep 30 '24	Proposed Sale	888.99	3,200	2,844,776		Sep 30 01:49 PM
Callans Patrick J	Officer	Sep 30 '24	Proposed Sale	893.94	2,500	2,234,850		Sep 30 11:45 AM
Jones Teresa A.	Executive Vice President	Jul 25 '24	Sale	832.55	4	3,330	4,935	Aug 29 06:18 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive Vice President	Aug 15 '24	Sale	874.05	500	437,025	22,900	Aug 15 06:10 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive Vice President	Aug 13 '24	Sale	863.88	500	431,938	23,800	Aug 15 06:10 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Aug 15 '24	Sale	876.50	620	543,430	11,775	Aug 15 05:55 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Aug 15 '24	Proposed Sale	876.50	620	543,430		Aug 15 05:32 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Officer	Aug 15 '24	Proposed Sale	874.05	500	437,025		Aug 15 03:10 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Officer	Aug 13 '24	Proposed Sale	863.88	500	431,938		Aug 13 04:40 PM
DENMAN KENNETH D	Director	Jul 15 '24	Sale	851.53	350	298,036	5,920	Jul 15 06:14 PM
Hines Daniel M.	Principal Acctg Officer	Jul 15 '24	Sale	848.53	1,500	1,272,796	10,992	Jul 15 04:39 PM
Hines Daniel M.	Principal Acctg Officer	Jul 12 '24	Sale	844.20	1,500	1,266,300	12,492	Jul 15 04:39 PM
Miller Russell D	Senior EVP	Apr 17 '24	Sale	722.86	785	567,443	10,000	Apr 18 05:11 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Mar 11 '24	Sale	714.83	1,500	1,072,238	6,695	Mar 13 06:54 PM
Callans Patrick J	Executive VP	Mar 11 '24	Sale	714.86	2,500	1,787,150	62,895	Mar 13 04:35 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Feb 09 '24	Sale	723.48	1,442	1,043,257	12,395	Feb 12 04:37 PM
JELINEK W CRAIG	Director	Jan 23 '24	Sale	685.93	8,000	5,487,456	216,212	Jan 23 06:55 PM
Rubanenko Yoram	Executive VP	Jan 18 '24	Sale	680.33	2,500	1,700,812	5,910	Jan 18 04:22 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Jan 16 '24	Sale	683.50	740	505,789	6,721	Jan 16 04:20 PM
Hines Daniel M.	Principal Acctg Officer	Jan 09 '24	Sale	662.30	1,400	927,220	13,922	Jan 10 04:25 PM
Hines Daniel M.	Principal Acctg Officer	Dec 28 '23	Sale	662.81	1,400	927,934	15,322	Jan 02 04:09 PM

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