Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] stock prices are up 0.76% to $979.25 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The COST shares have gain 4.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.18%, 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 August 05, 2025, when Erste Group downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Mizuho started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on April 11, 2025, and set its price target to $975. On December 05, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $1050 on the stock. Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $1016 on October 22, 2024. Oppenheimer reiterated its recommendation of a Outperform and raised its price target to $980 on October 10, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on September 27, 2024, and upped its price target to $1000. In a note dated September 24, 2024, Truist downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $873.
The stock price of Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been fluctuating between $867.16 and $1078.23 over the past year. 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 $979.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.5% based on the average COST price forecast.
Analyzing the COST fundamentals
The Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] reported sales of 268.78B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.02%. 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 968.28 points at the first support level, and at 957.32 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 985.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 990.84.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST]’s Current Ratio 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 1.62, the price to book ratio is 16.01 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 55.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Jones Teresa A., Executive Vice President, that happened on Aug 20 ’25 when 600.0 shares were sold. Officer, Jones Teresa A. completed a deal on Aug 20 ’25 to buy 600.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Rubanenko Yoram sold 4000.0 shares on Jul 14 ’25.
