On Tuesday, Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) opened lower -0.25% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $979.32. Price fluctuations for COST have ranged from $702.00 to $1078.23 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Defensive sector was 10.86%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 8.96% at the time writing. With a float of $442.66 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $443.73 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 333000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 13.29%, operating margin of 3.69%, and the pretax margin is 3.83%.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Discount Stores industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Costco Wholesale Corp is 0.23%, while institutional ownership is 69.70%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 27 ’25, was worth 1,034,007. In this transaction Executive Vice President of this company sold 1,100 shares at a rate of $940.01, taking the stock ownership to the 11,165 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 27 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,100 for $940.01, making the entire transaction worth $1,034,007.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 5.83 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 8.96% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.77% during the next five years compared to 14.93% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.49. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.64. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 62.59.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 17.13, a number that is poised to hit 4.24 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 19.91 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 2.35 million, its volume of 3.2 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 83.27%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 33.24.
During the past 100 days, Costco Wholesale Corp’s (COST) raw stochastic average was set at 50.94%, which indicates a significant decrease from 85.34% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 36.42% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 25.77% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $983.54, while its 200-day Moving Average is $923.74. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $989.20 in the near term. At $1,001.47, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $1,008.95. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $969.45, it is likely to go to the next support level at $961.97. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $949.70.
Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) Key Stats
There are currently 443,683K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 433.44 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 254,453 M according to its annual income of 7,367 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 63,723 M and its income totaled 1,788 M.
