After Hours
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. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that N/A.
Stocks Info
Costco Wholesale Corp is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Discount Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Costco Wholesale Corp is $422.42B. A total of 2.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.06M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Rubanenko Yoram sold 4,000 shares of COST for 974.96 per share on Jul 14 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 5,774 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 14 ’25, Rubanenko Yoram bought 4,000 shares at 974.96 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, DECKER SUSAN L disposed of 547 shares on Jun 18 ’25 at a per-share price of $980.00. This resulted in the Director holding 11,531 shares of COST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SUSAN L DECKER bought 1 shares at $978.40 per share on Jun 18 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Costco Wholesale Corp pays an annual dividend of $6.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.64%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 54.03.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, COST has a high of $1078.23 and a low of $793.00.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $61.16, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.08B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.06.
