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COST Costco Wholesale

$489.29 $0.00 (0.00%)
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What this means: InvestorsObserver gives Costco Wholesale (COST) an overall rank of 44, which is below average. Costco Wholesale is in the bottom half of stocks based on the fundamental outlook for the stock and an analysis of the stock's chart. A rank of 44 means that 56% of stocks appear more favorable to our system.

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What this means: InvestorsObserver gives Costco Wholesale (COST) an overall rank of 44, which is below average. Costco Wholesale is in the bottom half of stocks based on the fundamental outlook for the stock and an analysis of the stock's chart. A rank of 44 means that 56% of stocks appear more favorable to our system.

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Costco Wholesale (COST) Analyst Forecast

COST Price, Volume, Earnings, and Dividend Date

  • Last Price $489.29
  • Previous Close $489.29
  • Change $0.00
  • Open $488.00
  • Volume 1,623,375
  • Avg. Volume (100-day) 2,132,025
  • Market Cap 216,991,897,374
  • Days Range 485.72 - 490.79
  • 52-week Range 406.51 - 612.27
  • Dividend Yield 0.74%
  • Ex. Dividend Date 02/02/23
  • P-E 35.8
  • EPS 28.92
  • Earnings Date 05/31/23
  • Sector Consumer Defensive
  • Industry Discount Stores
  • Avg. Analyst Rec. Premium
  • Beta 0.351
  • PEG Ratio 3.67

Costco Wholesale (COST) Company Description

The leading warehouse club, Costco has 838 stores worldwide (at the end of fiscal 2022), with most sales derived in the United States (73%) and Canada (14%). It sells memberships that allow customers to shop in its warehouses, which feature low prices on a limited product assortment. Costco mainly caters to individual shoppers, but nearly 20% of paid members carry business memberships. Food and sundries accounted for nearly 39% of fiscal 2022 sales, with non-food merchandise 27%, warehouse ancillary and other businesses (such as fuel and pharmacy) 21%, and fresh food 13%. Costco's warehouses average around 146,000 square feet; over 75% of its locations offer fuel. About 7% of Costco's global sales come from e-commerce (excluding same-day grocery and various other services).

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