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Stocks Info
COST belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Discount Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Costco Wholesale Corp is $338.57B. A total of 1.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.00M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Miller Russell D sold 785 shares of COST for 722.86 per share on Apr 17 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior EVP now owns 10,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 11 ’24, Callans Patrick J sold 2,500 shares at 714.86 per share. COST shares that Executive VP owns now total 62,895.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Adamo Claudine disposed of 1,500 shares on Mar 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $714.83. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 6,695 shares of COST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DECKER SUSAN L sold 1,442 shares at $723.48 per share on Feb 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 12,395.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Costco Wholesale Corp pays an annual dividend of $4.22, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.55%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 49.95. COST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/25/2024 when it declared a $1.16 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2/1/2024. The COST stock dividend was $1.02 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, COST has a high of $787.08 and a low of $466.15.
As of this writing, COST has an earnings estimate of $3.68 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.92 per share and a lower estimate of $3.33. The company reported an EPS of $2.93 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. COST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $12.18B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.13B in debt and $29.44B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $46.80, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.08B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for COST is Buy with a score of 4.41.
