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In the latest session, Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed at $930.49 down -0.42% from its previous closing price of $934.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.2 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Costco Wholesale Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 59.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on December 05, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $1050 from $1000 previously.
On October 22, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $1016.
Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on October 10, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $955 to $980.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’25 when Vachris Roland Michael bought 3,600 shares for $931.00 per share.
GALANTI RICHARD A sold 1,416 shares of COST for $1,267,280 on Oct 24 ’24. The Executive Vice President now owns 27,400 shares after completing the transaction at $894.68 per share. On Oct 23 ’24, another insider, Jones Teresa A., who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 800 shares for $896.54 each. As a result, the insider received 717,236 and left with 2,961 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 46.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.14.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, COST has reached a high of $1078.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $697.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.05%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 443.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 442.87M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.59% stake in the company.
