Costco Wholesale (COST) Competitors

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.

Amazon.com has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.57% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 377 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 462 mentions for Amazon.com and 85 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.76 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus target price of $1,045.97, suggesting a potential upside of 2.91%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $313.09, suggesting a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 28.57% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 61 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 24 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Casey's General Stores' score of 0.99 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by 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.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus target price of $1,045.97, suggesting a potential upside of 2.91%. Casey's General Stores has a consensus target price of $725.09, suggesting a potential downside of 15.92%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Costco Wholesale pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores 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 Casey's General Stores has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

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.

lululemon athletica has a net margin of 14.22% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. lululemon athletica's return on equity of 34.82% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 46 more articles in the media than lululemon athletica. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 39 mentions for lululemon athletica. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.27 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, lululemon athletica has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus target price of $1,045.97, suggesting a potential upside of 2.91%. lululemon athletica has a consensus target price of $205.34, suggesting a potential upside of 57.70%. Given lululemon athletica's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.99%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 36.70% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 67 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 18 mentions for Ross Stores. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.07 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ross Stores pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 30.6% 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. Ross Stores has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Ross Stores is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ross Stores currently has a consensus target price of $212.06, indicating a potential downside of 6.75%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,045.97, indicating a potential upside of 2.91%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Ross Stores.

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.

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

Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.