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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 $412.16B. A total of 3.12 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.32M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Miller Russell D sold 3,381 shares of COST for 915.00 per share on Sep 29 ’25. After the transaction, the Sr. Executive Vice President now owns 9,740 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 29 ’25, Frates Caton sold 1,540 shares at 910.02 per share. COST shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 9,284.
Among the insiders who bought shares, THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST acquired of 3,381 shares on Sep 29 ’25 at a per-share price of $915.00. In another insider transaction, Frates Caton bought 1,540 shares at $910.02 per share on Sep 29 ’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 $4.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.08.
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 $867.34.
As of this writing, COST has an earnings estimate of $4.29 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.54 per share and a lower estimate of $4.06. The company reported an EPS of $4.04 in the last quarter
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 $65.80, 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.
