On Monday, Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) opened higher 0.80% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $1008.09. Price fluctuations for COST have ranged from $771.43 to $1078.23 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Defensive Sector giant was 10.86%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 9.40% at the time writing. With a float of $442.64 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $443.73 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 333000 employees. 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 0.24%, while institutional ownership is 69.82%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Apr 17 ’25, was worth 3,924,280. In this transaction Executive Vice President of this company sold 4,000 shares at a rate of $981.07, taking the stock ownership to the 43,994 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Apr 17 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 4,000 for $981.07, making the entire transaction worth $3,924,280.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 9.40% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.90% 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 1.71. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 65.10.
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 19.95 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
Looking closely at Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST), its last 5-days average volume was 1.57 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 2.27 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 84.51%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 23.92.
During the past 100 days, Costco Wholesale Corp’s (COST) raw stochastic average was set at 69.94%, which indicates a significant decrease from 96.77% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 7.73% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 26.43% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $963.32, while its 200-day Moving Average is $936.07. However, in the short run, Costco Wholesale Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $1,024.63. Second resistance stands at $1,033.10. The third major resistance level sits at $1,049.30. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $999.96, it is likely to go to the next support level at $983.76. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $975.29.
Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) Key Stats
There are currently 443,683K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 450.85 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.
