After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
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 $460.02B. A total of 2.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.46M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Klauer James C sold 4,000 shares of COST for 981.07 per share on Apr 17 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 43,994 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 17 ’25, Klauer James C bought 4,000 shares at 981.07 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, MILLERCHIP GARY disposed of 1,100 shares on Mar 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $940.01. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 11,165 shares of COST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MILLERCHIP GARY bought 1,100 shares at $940.01 per share on Mar 27 ’25.
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 $4.78, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.46%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 60.53. COST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.54% when it declared a $1.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/2/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/7/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.49%. 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 $1078.23 and a low of $788.20.
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 $57.64, 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.
