At the time of writing, Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] stock is trading at $865.65, down -0.25%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The COST shares have gain 1.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.25%, 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 December 24, 2025, when Northcoast upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Roth Capital downgraded its rating to Sell on December 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $769. On November 03, 2025, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $1050 on the stock. BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $1115 on October 15, 2025. Erste Group downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on August 05, 2025. In a note dated April 11, 2025, Mizuho initiated a Neutral rating and provided a target price of $975 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Costco Wholesale Corp fluctuated between $844.06 and $1078.23. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1019.33 within the next 12 months. Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] shares were valued at $865.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.75% based on the average COST price forecast.
Analyzing the COST fundamentals
According to Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST], the company’s sales were 280.39B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.30% jump. 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 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.26. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.27.
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 862.11 points at the first support level, and at 858.58 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 868.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 871.36.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] has a current ratio of 1.04. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.53, and the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.37, the price to book ratio is 12.68 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 46.37.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved POLIT JAVIER, Officer, that happened on Dec 30 ’25 when 559.0 shares were purchased. Officer, POLIT JAVIER completed a deal on Dec 29 ’25 to buy 2049.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Wilcox William Richard sold 2400.0 shares on Nov 07 ’25.
