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 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. View Costco Wholesale's Dividend History.
How will Costco Wholesale's stock buyback program work?
Costco Wholesale announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Friday, April 26th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $4,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Costco Wholesale's earnings last quarter?
Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December, 12th. The retailer reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.02. The retailer earned $37.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.40 billion. Costco Wholesale had a return on equity of 24.22% and a net margin of 2.42%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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?
26 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Costco Wholesale's shares. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $345.00. On average, they anticipate Costco Wholesale's share price to reach $305.27 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for Costco Wholesale.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Costco Wholesale?
26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Costco Wholesale in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 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 increased by 6.6% during the month of January. Costco Wholesale stock climbed by 0% in the first day of trading following the report.
Has Costco Wholesale been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about COST stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Costco Wholesale earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Costco Wholesale.
Are investors shorting Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,120,000 shares, a decrease of 9.4% from the January 15th total of 5,650,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,980,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company 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 investors include State Street Corp (4.18%), FMR LLC (2.46%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.15%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%), Parnassus Investments CA (0.52%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.47%). 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 institutional investors are selling Costco Wholesale stock?
COST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Sarasin & Partners LLP, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group and Bessemer Group Inc.. 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 institutional investors are buying Costco Wholesale stock?
COST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Stifel Financial Corp, Prudential Financial Inc., Emerald Advisors LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Panagora Asset Management Inc. and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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 $318.31.
How big of a company is Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $140.62 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.
