FY2025 EPS Estimate for Costco Wholesale Raised by Analyst

Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) – Analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Costco Wholesale in a research note issued on Friday, December 13th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now expects that the retailer will post earnings per share of $18.31 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $17.80. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $900.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Costco Wholesale’s current full-year earnings is $17.83 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Costco Wholesale’s FY2026 earnings at $19.43 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on Costco Wholesale in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $1,016.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Costco Wholesale from $975.00 to $1,075.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com cut Costco Wholesale from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Melius Research assumed coverage on shares of Costco Wholesale in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $950.00 price target for the company. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $1,050.00 target price on shares of Costco Wholesale in a report on Friday, December 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $988.46.

Costco Wholesale Trading Down 1.1 %

COST stock opened at $982.08 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $435.13 billion, a PE ratio of 57.67, a P/E/G ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $931.06 and its 200 day moving average is $888.21. Costco Wholesale has a 12 month low of $640.51 and a 12 month high of $1,008.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.44.

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 26th. The retailer reported $5.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.05 by $0.10. Costco Wholesale had a return on equity of 33.19% and a net margin of 2.93%. The business had revenue of $79.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $79.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Costco Wholesale in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. raised its position in Costco Wholesale by 557.1% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 46 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Costco Wholesale in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Costco Wholesale by 230.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 66 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Costco Wholesale during the 3rd quarter worth about $58,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Costco Wholesale

In other Costco Wholesale news, EVP Claudine Adamo sold 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $888.99, for a total value of $2,844,768.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,630 shares in the company, valued at $7,671,983.70. This represents a 27.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Russell D. Miller sold 4,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $891.15, for a total transaction of $3,921,060.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,091,512.30. The trade was a 30.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,016 shares of company stock valued at $9,826,115 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Costco Wholesale Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $1.16 dividend. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. Costco Wholesale’s payout ratio is 27.25%.

Costco Wholesale Company Profile

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.