Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] stock prices are up 1.37% to $940.74 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The COST shares have gain 1.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.27%, and 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 November 03, 2025, when Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $1050 from $1130. Previously, BTIG Research started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 15, 2025, and set its price target to $1115. Erste Group downgraded its rating to a Hold. Mizuho initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $975 as its price target on April 11, 2025. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on December 05, 2024, and upped its price target to $1050. In a note dated October 22, 2024, Bernstein initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $1016 on this stock.
The stock price of Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been fluctuating between $871.71 and $1078.23 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1043.64 within the next 12 months. Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] shares were valued at $940.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.94% based on the average COST price forecast.
Analyzing the COST fundamentals
The Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] reported sales of 275.24B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.10%. 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 0.11, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.26. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.28.
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 932.75 points at the first support level, and at 924.76 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 944.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 949.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST]’s Current Ratio is 1.03. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.55 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.51, the price to book ratio is 14.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 51.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Barbre Tiffany Marie, Principal Accounting Officer, that happened on Oct 24 ’25 when 1239.0 shares were sold. Executive Vice President, Adamo Claudine completed a deal on Oct 24 ’25 to sell 2700.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Barbre Tiffany Marie bought 1240.0 shares on Oct 24 ’25.
