Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates membership warehouses. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company provides dry and packaged foods, and groceries; snack foods, candies, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and patio products; meat, bakery, deli, and produces; and apparel and small appliances.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Variety stores
Sub-IndustryHypermarkets & Super Centers
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone425-313-8100
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$152.70 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees254,000
Next Earnings Date3/5/2020 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Costco Wholesale's stock symbol?
Costco Wholesale trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "COST."
How often does Costco Wholesale pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.83%. View Costco Wholesale's Dividend History.
How will Costco Wholesale's stock buyback program work?
Costco Wholesale announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Friday, April 26th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $4,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Costco Wholesale's earnings last quarter?
Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) posted its earnings results on Thursday, December, 12th. The retailer reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.02. The retailer had revenue of $37.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.40 billion. Costco Wholesale had a net margin of 2.42% and a return on equity of 24.22%. The firm's revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.61 EPS. View Costco Wholesale's Earnings History.
When is Costco Wholesale's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Costco Wholesale's earnings call?
Costco Wholesale will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, March 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for COST?
25 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Costco Wholesale's shares. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $335.00. On average, they anticipate Costco Wholesale's stock price to reach $303.48 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Costco Wholesale.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Costco Wholesale?
25 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 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Costco Wholesale.
How were Costco Wholesale's same store sales last quarter?
Costco Wholesale same store sales rose 9% during the month of December. Costco Wholesale stock dropped by 1.2% in the first full-day of trading following the news.
Has Costco Wholesale been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about COST stock has been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Costco Wholesale earned a daily sentiment score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Costco Wholesale.
Are investors shorting Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,650,000 shares, an increase of 9.9% from the December 15th total of 5,140,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,930,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View Costco Wholesale's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Costco Wholesale's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Costco Wholesale include Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Wal-mart de Mexico S A B de C V (WMMVY), Dollar General (DG), Tesco (TSCDY), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Five Below (FIVE), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), BJs Wholesale Club (BJ), PriceSmart (PSMT), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FRED).
What other stocks do shareholders of Costco Wholesale own?
Who are Costco Wholesale's key executives?
Costco Wholesale's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. W. Craig Jelinek, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 67)
- Mr. Richard A. Galanti, Exec. VP, CFO & Director (Age 63)
- Mr. Paul G. Moulton, Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 68)
- Mr. Joseph P. Portera, Exec. VP, COO of Eastern & Canadian Divisions and Chief Diversity Officer (Age 67)
- Mr. James P. Murphy, Exec. VP & COO of International (Age 66)
Who are Costco Wholesale's major shareholders?
Costco Wholesale's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.26%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.11%), Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY (0.09%), Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC (0.05%), Huntington National Bank (0.05%) and Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.05%). 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.
Which major investors are selling Costco Wholesale stock?
COST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY, Calamos Advisors LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, DNB Asset Management AS and First National Bank of Omaha. Company insiders that have sold Costco Wholesale company stock in the last year include Daniel M Hines, James C Klauer, James P Murphy, Joseph P Portera, Patrick J Callans, Paul G Moulton, Richard A Galanti, Richard M Libenson, Roland Michael Vachris, Russell D Miller and Susan L Decker. View Insider Buying and Selling for Costco Wholesale.
Which major investors are buying Costco Wholesale stock?
COST stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Decatur Capital Management Inc., Chapman Investment Management LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Professional Planning and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. View Insider Buying and Selling for Costco Wholesale.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Costco Wholesale's stock price today?
One share of COST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $312.88.
How big of a company is Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $138.22 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.View Additional Information About Costco Wholesale.
What is Costco Wholesale's official website?
How can I contact Costco Wholesale?
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]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ COST)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Costco Wholesale and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe COST will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe COST will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
