NASDAQ:COSTCostco Wholesale Stock Price, Forecast & News

Costco Wholesale's stock was trading at $297.43 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, COST shares have increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $305.74. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Costco Wholesale in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Costco Wholesale.

Costco Wholesale is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Costco Wholesale.

Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 28th. The retailer reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.03. The retailer earned $36.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $36.66 billion. Costco Wholesale had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 22.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.89 EPS. View Costco Wholesale's earnings history.

Costco Wholesale announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 30th. This is a boost from Costco Wholesale's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. View Costco Wholesale's dividend history.

Costco Wholesale announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Friday, April 26th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $4,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

30 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Costco Wholesale's shares. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $355.00. On average, they anticipate Costco Wholesale's share price to reach $321.87 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Costco Wholesale.

Costco Wholesale same store sales increased by 5.4% in the month of May. Costco Wholesale shares rose by 0% in the first day of trading following the news.

Press coverage about COST stock has trended negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Costco Wholesale earned a news sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the retailer a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Costco Wholesale.

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Costco Wholesale trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "COST."

Costco Wholesale's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Park National Corp OH (0.01%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Costco Wholesale stock include Daniel M Hines, Franz E Lazarus, James C Klauer, James P Murphy, John W Meisenbach, Joseph P Portera, Patrick J Callans, Paul G Moulton, Richard A Galanti, Richard M Libenson, Roland Michael Vachris, Russell D Miller, Susan L Decker, Timothy L Rose and W Craig Jelinek. View institutional ownership trends for Costco Wholesale.

COST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Costco Wholesale company stock in the last year include Daniel M Hines, James P Murphy, Joseph P Portera, Patrick J Callans, Paul G Moulton, Richard A Galanti, Richard M Libenson, Roland Michael Vachris, Russell D Miller, Susan L Decker, and Timothy L Rose. View insider buying and selling activity for Costco Wholesale.

COST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH. View insider buying and selling activity for Costco Wholesale.

Shares of COST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of COST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $305.74.

Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $134.99 billion and generates $152.70 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $3.66 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.19 on an earnings per share basis. Costco Wholesale employs 254,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Costco Wholesale is www.costco.com.

Costco Wholesale's mailing address is 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA, 98027. The retailer can be reached via phone at 425-313-8100 or via email at [email protected]