Which has preferable earnings and valuation, COST or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Costco Wholesale. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Costco Wholesale $275.24B 1.51 $8.10B $19.88 47.03 Apple $416.16B 11.75 $112.01B $8.27 40.27

Is COST or AAPL more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 27.15% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Apple's return on equity of 146.69% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costco Wholesale 3.01% 28.04% 10.63% Apple 27.15% 146.69% 34.02%

Does the media prefer COST or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 217 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 299 mentions for Apple and 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Apple's score of 0.86 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 59 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 183 Very Positive mention(s) 37 Positive mention(s) 44 Neutral mention(s) 23 Negative mention(s) 10 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer COST or AMZN?

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 187 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 269 mentions for Amazon.com and 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.73 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 59 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 154 Very Positive mention(s) 41 Positive mention(s) 32 Neutral mention(s) 31 Negative mention(s) 9 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer CASY or COST?

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 65 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 17 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.08 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Casey's General Stores 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 59 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer COST or LULU?

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 58 more articles in the media than lululemon athletica. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 24 mentions for lululemon athletica. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.86 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 59 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive lululemon athletica 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer COST or ROST?

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 59 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 23 mentions for Ross Stores. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.08 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 59 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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COST vs. AAPL, AMZN, CASY, LULU, and ROST

Should you buy Costco Wholesale stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Costco Wholesale with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Costco Wholesale include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Casey's General Stores (CASY), lululemon athletica (LULU), and Ross Stores (ROST).

How does Costco Wholesale compare to Apple?

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Costco Wholesale. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.51	$8.10B	$19.88	47.03
Apple	$416.16B	11.75	$112.01B	$8.27	40.27

Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,059.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Apple has a consensus target price of $327.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.66

Apple has a net margin of 27.15% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Apple's return on equity of 146.69% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costco Wholesale	3.01%	28.04%	10.63%
Apple	27.15%	146.69%	34.02%

In the previous week, Apple had 217 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 299 mentions for Apple and 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Apple's score of 0.86 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costco Wholesale	59 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	183 Very Positive mention(s)	37 Positive mention(s)	44 Neutral mention(s)	23 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Costco Wholesale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Apple beats Costco Wholesale on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Costco Wholesale compare to Amazon.com?

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,059.07, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $312.91, indicating a potential upside of 34.81%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	57 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Amazon.com has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.04% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costco Wholesale	3.01%	28.04%	10.63%
Amazon.com	12.22%	19.92%	9.86%

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 187 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 269 mentions for Amazon.com and 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.73 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costco Wholesale	59 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amazon.com	154 Very Positive mention(s)	41 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	31 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Costco Wholesale. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.51	$8.10B	$19.88	47.03
Amazon.com	$716.92B	3.48	$77.67B	$8.36	27.76

Summary

Amazon.com beats Costco Wholesale on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Costco Wholesale compare to Casey's General Stores?

Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Casey's General Stores pays out 11.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Casey's General Stores has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casey's General Stores	$17.56B	1.82	$714.45M	$19.16	44.97
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.51	$8.10B	$19.88	47.03

Casey's General Stores presently has a consensus target price of $940.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.10%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,059.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casey's General Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 4.07% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.04% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casey's General Stores	4.07%	18.73%	8.29%
Costco Wholesale	3.01%	28.04%	10.63%

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 65 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 17 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.08 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Casey's General Stores	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Costco Wholesale	59 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats Casey's General Stores on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Costco Wholesale compare to lululemon athletica?

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,059.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. lululemon athletica has a consensus target price of $148.35, suggesting a potential upside of 29.81%. Given lululemon athletica's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
lululemon athletica	6 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.91

Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than lululemon athletica. lululemon athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.51	$8.10B	$19.88	47.03
lululemon athletica	$11.10B	1.22	$1.58B	$12.39	9.22

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, lululemon athletica has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 58 more articles in the media than lululemon athletica. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 24 mentions for lululemon athletica. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.86 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costco Wholesale	59 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
lululemon athletica	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

lululemon athletica has a net margin of 13.03% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. lululemon athletica's return on equity of 31.26% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costco Wholesale	3.01%	28.04%	10.63%
lululemon athletica	13.03%	31.26%	17.98%

68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats lululemon athletica on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Costco Wholesale compare to Ross Stores?

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Ross Stores. Ross Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.51	$8.10B	$19.88	47.03
Ross Stores	$22.75B	3.37	$2.15B	$7.16	33.36

Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ross Stores pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Ross Stores has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Ross Stores is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 59 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 23 mentions for Ross Stores. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.08 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costco Wholesale	59 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ross Stores	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costco Wholesale	3.01%	28.04%	10.63%
Ross Stores	9.74%	38.42%	15.18%

Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus target price of $1,059.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Ross Stores has a consensus target price of $233.18, suggesting a potential downside of 2.39%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Ross Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ross Stores beats Costco Wholesale on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Costco Wholesale	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$414.67B	$100.07B	$26.50B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	0.63%	1.45%	176.91%	9.41%
P/E Ratio	47.03	26.17	22.21	23.63
Price / Sales	1.51	1.63	3.44	111.98
Price / Cash	39.78	21.49	17.43	58.78
Price / Book	12.37	8.90	6.30	6.01
Net Income	$8.10B	$2.87B	$954.23M	$331.99M
7 Day Performance	-0.62%	-1.31%	-2.15%	-0.63%
1 Month Performance	-1.84%	0.77%	-2.91%	-3.04%
1 Year Performance	-0.05%	29.62%	-5.06%	13.30%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
COST Costco Wholesale	4.4535 of 5 stars	$935.03 +1.0%	$1,059.07 +13.3%	0.0%	$414.67B	$275.24B	47.03	341,000	Trending News
AAPL Apple	4.0034 of 5 stars	$326.59 -2.1%	$322.43 -1.3%	+55.7%	$4.80T	$416.16B	39.49	166,000	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
AMZN Amazon.com	4.7726 of 5 stars	$249.99 +1.1%	$312.76 +25.1%	+0.3%	$2.69T	$716.92B	29.90	1,576,000	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
CASY Casey's General Stores	4.7012 of 5 stars	$866.46 +0.9%	$940.00 +8.5%	+63.3%	$32.07B	$17.56B	45.22	49,848	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
LULU lululemon athletica	4.1643 of 5 stars	$116.67 +0.3%	$148.54 +27.3%	-47.9%	$13.85B	$11.10B	9.42	39,000	News Coverage Analyst Forecast

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COST vs. AAPL, AMZN, CASY, LULU, and ROST

How does Costco Wholesale compare to Apple?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COST or AAPL?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, COST or AAPL?

Do analysts prefer COST or AAPL?

Is COST or AAPL more profitable?

Does the media prefer COST or AAPL?

Is COST or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, COST or AAPL?

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How does Costco Wholesale compare to Amazon.com?

Do analysts rate COST or AMZN?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COST or AMZN?

Is COST or AMZN more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, COST or AMZN?

Does the media prefer COST or AMZN?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, COST or AMZN?

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How does Costco Wholesale compare to Casey's General Stores?

Which has more volatility and risk, CASY or COST?

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