Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

COST (NASDAQ:Retail)
$113.48
pos +1.46
+1.30%
Today's Range: 112.21 - 113.96 | COST Avg Daily Volume: 1,889,900
Last Update: 05/21/13 - 4:00 PM EDT
Volume: 1,945,699
YTD Performance: 13.46%
Open: $112.48
Previous Close: $112.02
52 Week Range: $82.26 - $113.19
Oustanding Shares: 436,371,394
Market Cap: 48,882,323,556
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for COST
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 11 12 11 11
Moderate Buy 0 1 1 1
Hold 7 7 7 7
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 2 2 2 2
Mean Rec. 2.10 2.02 2.07 2.07
Latest Dividend: 0.31
Latest Dividend Yield: 1.11%
Dividend Ex-Date: 05/15/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 25.12
Price Earnings Comparisons:
COST Sector Avg. S&P 500
25.12 25.10 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
10.82% 36.82% 97.95%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 11.50 0.39 0.11
Net Income 0.00 0.00 0.00
EPS 17.90 0.58 0.16
Earnings for COST:
EBITDA 3.67B
Revenue 99.14B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (05/13) Qtr (08/13) FY (08/13) FY (08/14)
Average Estimate $1.02 $1.47 $4.55 $5.04
Number of Analysts 14 13 17 16
High Estimate $1.05 $1.57 $4.73 $5.15
Low Estimate $0.98 $1.33 $4.41 $4.78
Prior Year $0.88 $1.39 $3.96 $4.55
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 16.23% 5.48% 15.00% 10.63%
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AmericanBanking
AmericanBanking: $COST - Costain Group Receives Buy Rating from Liberum Capital #COST http://t.co/ZxZmiW0vIl
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TraderFoxxx
TraderFoxxx: $COST: Long @ 95.00 w/Trailing Stop @ 101.01 from 5 prior Stops on the Weekly Chart - http://t.co/bw5ZIkq1eQ
11 hours ago from StockTwits Web
ronin245
ronin245: Commented on StockTwits: $DDS is like $COST prolly roll but sort of last to fall w americans spend big http://t.co/4fEuvYcrMF
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stocktipper
stocktipper: $COST and WHR are ready to go
12 hours ago from web
Taarriqq
Taarriqq: $cost is moving higher nicely, saw earlier big block of call contracts
13 hours ago from Twitter for iPhone

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May 10, 2013 | 7:59 AM EDT

COST estimates were boosted through 2014, UBS said. SKU productivity remains better than the competition. Buy rating and $121 price target. 

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 | May 2, 2013 | 10:00 AM EDT

Some believe recent economic data prove the consumer will be wilting.

bullishCostco initiated a Buy at UBS

Apr 16, 2013 | 7:23 AM EDT

COST was initiated with a Buy rating, said UBS. Membership fees will drive reliable profit growth. Price target is $121.

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 | Mar 15, 2013 | 7:49 AM EDT

The really bad stuff that you might be cycling into will simply not hold up as well on the pullback.

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 | Mar 12, 2013 | 10:44 AM EDT

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 | Mar 12, 2013 | 8:23 AM EDT

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Christopher Versace

 | Mar 10, 2013 | 8:00 PM EDT

There’s reason to suspect the recent positive numbers could be an outlier.

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 | Mar 8, 2013 | 8:00 AM EST

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