Costco Wholesale Corp (COST): A Case For Going Higher

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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Discount Stores industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Costco Wholesale Corp is $395.85B. A total of 1.65 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.82M shares.

In the most recent transaction, GALANTI RICHARD A sold 1,416 shares of COST for 894.68 per share on Oct 24 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 27,400 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 23 ’24, Jones Teresa A. sold 800 shares at 896.54 per share. COST shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 2,961.

Among the insiders who bought shares, GALANTI RICHARD A acquired of 1,417 shares on Oct 24 ’24 at a per-share price of $894.34. In another insider transaction, Jones Teresa A. bought 800 shares at $896.54 per share on Oct 23 ’24.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Costco Wholesale Corp pays an annual dividend of $4.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.49%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 53.94. COST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/1/2024 when it declared a $1.16 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/26/2024. The COST stock dividend was $1.16 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, COST has a high of $923.83 and a low of $528.22.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. COST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $12.18B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.13B in debt and $29.44B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $53.31, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.08B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for COST is Buy with a score of 4.22.

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