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Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed the day trading at $956.14 down -0.28% from the previous closing price of $958.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $959.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $954.0.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of COST, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 84.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.43 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 24 ’24 when GALANTI RICHARD A sold 1,416 shares for $894.68 per share. The transaction valued at 1,267,280 led to the insider holds 27,400 shares of the business.
Jones Teresa A. sold 800 shares of COST for $717,236 on Oct 23 ’24. The Executive Vice President now owns 2,961 shares after completing the transaction at $896.54 per share. On Oct 24 ’24, another insider, GALANTI RICHARD A, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,417 shares for $894.34 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COST now has a Market Capitalization of 424429617152 and an Enterprise Value of 436734459904. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 56.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 47.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.716 whereas that against EBITDA is 37.904.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, COST has reached a high of $1008.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $640.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.41%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, COST traded about 1.92M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, COST traded about 2533700 shares per day. A total of 443.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 442.87M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.89% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1732838400 were 6588840 with a Short Ratio of 3.37, compared to 1730332800 on 5993302. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6588840 and a Short% of Float of 1.49.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.68.
