A share price of Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] is currently trading at $939.64, up 1.31%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The COST shares have gain 0.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.70%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 11, 2025, when Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $975. Previously, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its Outperform rating on December 05, 2024, and elevated its price target to $1050. On October 22, 2024, Bernstein initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $1016 on the stock. Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $980 on October 10, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its recommendation of a Outperform and raised its price target to $1000 on September 27, 2024. Truist downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on September 24, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $873. In a note dated September 10, 2024, Redburn Atlantic downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $860 to $890.
Costco Wholesale Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $793.00 and $1078.23. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1062.5 within the next 12 months. Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] shares were valued at $939.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.08% based on the average COST price forecast.
Analyzing the COST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] were 268.78B which represents 8.02% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.13% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.31 and Total Capital is 0.27. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.3.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 927.78 points at the first support level, and at 915.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 948.73, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 957.81.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] is 1.02. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.52, and the Cash Ratio is 0.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.55, the price to book ratio is 15.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 53.30.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Rubanenko Yoram, Executive Vice President, that happened on Jul 14 ’25 when 4000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Rubanenko Yoram completed a deal on Jul 14 ’25 to buy 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director DECKER SUSAN L sold 547.0 shares on Jun 18 ’25.
