Costco Wholesale Stock Forecast, Price & News

Costco Wholesale's stock was trading at $297.43 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, COST shares have increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $347.00.
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30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Costco Wholesale in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 28th. The retailer reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.03. The retailer earned $36.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 business earned $1.89 EPS.
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Costco Wholesale announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share on Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 30th.
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Costco Wholesale announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, April 26th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $4,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

30 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Costco Wholesale's shares. Their forecasts range from $299.00 to $410.00. On average, they expect Costco Wholesale's share price to reach $356.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% from the stock's current price.
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Costco Wholesale same store sales increased by 13.2% during the month of July. Costco Wholesale shares climbed by 0% in the first day of trading following the report.

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

Costco Wholesale's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.59%), FMR LLC (2.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.91%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.88%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.74%). 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.
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COST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Toronto Dominion Bank, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Sarasin & Partners LLP, FIL Ltd, and Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC. 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, Susan L Decker, and Timothy L Rose.
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COST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Winslow Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, AQR Capital Management LLC, and Achmea Investment Management B.V..
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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 $347.00.

Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $153.21 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 investo[email protected]