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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

May 19 • 11:39AM ET

1,029.28

Dollar change +3.45
Percentage change 0.34	%

Consumer Defensive • Discount Stores • USA • NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	60.09	EPS (ttm)	17.13	Insider Own	0.24%	Shs Outstand	443.73M	Perf Week	1.29%
Market Cap	456.67B	Forward P/E	51.59	EPS next Y	19.95	Insider Trans	-0.97%	Shs Float	442.64M	Perf Month	3.50%
Income	7.62B	PEG	6.07	EPS next Q	4.24	Inst Own	70.02%	Short Float	1.36%	Perf Quarter	-2.53%
Sales	264.09B	P/S	1.73	EPS this Y	9.45%	Inst Trans	1.98%	Short Ratio	2.47	Perf Half Y	10.23%
Book/sh	57.64	P/B	17.86	EPS next Y	10.08%	ROA	10.92%	Short Interest	6.03M	Perf Year	30.78%
Cash/sh	29.66	P/C	34.71	EPS next 5Y	9.90%	ROE	32.89%	52W Range	788.20 - 1078.23	Perf YTD	12.33%
Dividend Est.	4.71 (0.46%)	P/FCF	65.95	EPS past 5Y	14.93%	ROI	22.67%	52W High	-4.54%	Beta	0.99
Dividend TTM	4.78 (0.46%)	Quick Ratio	0.49	Sales past 5Y	10.86%	Gross Margin	12.67%	52W Low	30.59%	ATR (14)	23.33
Dividend Ex-Date	May 02, 2025	Current Ratio	1.00	EPS Y/Y TTM	16.91%	Oper. Margin	3.69%	RSI (14)	63.90	Volatility	2.43% 2.22%
Employees	333000	Debt/Eq	0.32	Sales Y/Y TTM	6.13%	Profit Margin	2.89%	Recom	2.05	Target Price	1062.97
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.31	EPS Q/Q	2.55%	Payout	26.32%	Rel Volume	0.58	Prev Close	1025.83
Sales Surprise	0.97%	EPS Surprise	-1.77%	Sales Q/Q	9.04%	Earnings	May 29 AMC	Avg Volume	2.45M	Price	1029.28
SMA20	2.93%	SMA50	6.99%	SMA200	9.39%	Trades		Volume	515,603	Change	0.34%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-11-25	Initiated	Mizuho	Neutral	$975
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

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May-18-25 03:07PM	Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Places Limits on Customer Gold Purchases (Insider Monkey)
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May-17-25 11:51AM	Walmart should 'eat the tariffs,' Trump says, after retailer warns of looming price hikes (Yahoo Finance)
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11:16AM	Trump tariffs set to unleash double-digit price increases in some Walmart departments: CFO (Yahoo Finance)
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11:16AM	Trump tariffs set to unleash double-digit price increases in some Walmart departments, says its CFO (Yahoo Finance)
11:16AM	Walmart Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, E-Commerce Growth Supports Sales (Zacks)
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May-13-25 11:40AM	Costco is limiting gold bar purchases as demand surges (Quartz)
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May-10-25 02:23PM	Costco Stock Thrives When Other Stocks Are Down. Is Now the Time to Buy? (Motley Fool)
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May-09-25 07:54PM	Rich Dad Poor Dad author warns Costcos best seller isnt toilet paper (TheStreet)
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11:38AM	Costco sales rise in April but pace slows a bit (Chain Store Age)
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May-08-25 11:16AM	Costco Members 'Consolidate' Shopping at Warehouse Club As They Seek Value (Investopedia)
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May-07-25 05:56PM	CharlieMunger Said The Secret Is To 'Find Costcos, Not Good Exits' And That He Does Not Believe In Slick Sell Signals (Benzinga)
04:59PM	Costcos Sales Growth Cools in April. Store Visits Took a Hit. (Barrons.com)
04:30PM	Costco reports a 7% increase in U.S. comparable sales despite a negative calendar effect (Seeking Alpha)
04:15PM	Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports April Sales Results (GlobeNewswire)
09:40AM	Fidelity Select Consumer Staples Portfolio Q1 2025 Review (Seeking Alpha)
09:30AM	Is Costco (COST) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic? (Zacks)
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09:00AM	Costco Stock Trading at a Premium: Should You Restrain Buying COST? (Zacks)
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May-04-25 06:19PM	Was Jim Cramer Right About Costco (COST)? (Insider Monkey)
04:50PM	Franklin U.S. Focused Growth SMA Q1 2025 Commentary (Seeking Alpha)
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09:00AM	Is Trending Stock Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) a Buy Now? (Zacks)
06:19AM	DEI is winning with Costco, Apple and Levis shareholders (CNN Business)
May-01-25 05:20PM	Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Jim Cramer Discovers - "Now I Know Why Costco's Strong" (Insider Monkey)
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Apr-30-25 11:04PM	Jim Cramer Says Costco Wholesale (COST) a 'Huge Winner' in Tariff Warns (Insider Monkey)
Apr-29-25 09:22PM	Recession Resistant Investing: Is Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) the Best Grocery Stock to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
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05:45PM	Costco (COST) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why (Zacks)
03:33PM	Why Coca-Cola won't be following Amazon's reported tariff pricing scheme (Yahoo Finance)
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12:40AM	Costco: Answers To Your Questions About Tariffs (Seeking Alpha)
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05:52AM	The Friday Checkout: Walmart takes a page from Costcos playbook (Grocery Dive)
04:49AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Costco, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Willis Lease Finance and CPS Technologies (Zacks)
04:49AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Costco Wholesale and Target (Zacks)
04:47AM	Is Amazon a Better Stock to Buy Right Now Than Costco? The Answer Might Surprise You. (Motley Fool)
Apr-24-25 06:48PM	Walmart Walks the DEI Tightrope in Latest Proxy Statement (Barrons.com)

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
Klauer James C	Executive Vice President	Apr 17 '25	Sale	981.07	4,000	3,924,280	43,994	Apr 21 04:33 PM
Klauer James C	Officer	Apr 17 '25	Proposed Sale	981.07	4,000	3,924,280		Apr 17 11:16 AM
MILLERCHIP GARY	Executive Vice President	Mar 27 '25	Sale	940.01	1,100	1,034,007	11,165	Mar 27 05:24 PM
MILLERCHIP GARY	Officer	Mar 27 '25	Proposed Sale	940.01	1,100	1,034,007		Mar 27 11:56 AM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Mar 24 '25	Sale	922.56	900	830,304	6,987	Mar 25 05:13 PM
Adamo Claudine	Officer	Mar 24 '25	Proposed Sale	922.56	900	830,304		Mar 24 03:11 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Mar 18 '25	Sale	900.25	850	765,213	7,876	Mar 20 04:18 PM
Frates Caton	Officer	Mar 18 '25	Proposed Sale	900.25	850	765,213		Mar 18 04:09 PM
Vachris Roland Michael	President and CEO	Mar 11 '25	Sale	931.00	3,600	3,351,600	41,077	Mar 13 05:16 PM
Vachris Roland Michael	Officer	Mar 11 '25	Proposed Sale	931.00	3,600	3,351,600		Mar 11 10:07 AM
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

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