CostcoCOST
COST
0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
409% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 453 | Existing positions closed: 89
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,526 [Q3] → 3,804 (+278) [Q4]
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $265B [Q3] → $286B (+$20.5B) [Q4]
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 322 [Q3] → 331 (+9) [Q4]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,465 | Existing positions reduced: 1,434
0.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.98% [Q3] → 68.5% (-0.48%) [Q4]
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.38B | Put options by funds: $11.6B
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$980
5%
upside
Avg. target
$1,057
14%
upside
High target
$1,135
22%
upside
9 analyst ratings
6 positive
67%
3 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
Stifel Mark Astrachan 47% 1-year accuracy 14 / 30 met price target | 11%upside $1,035 | Buy Maintained | 20 Mar 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group Greg Melich 76% 1-year accuracy 45 / 59 met price target | 15%upside $1,070 | Outperform Maintained | 11 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Karen Short 58% 1-year accuracy 7 / 12 met price target | 5%upside $980 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 10 Mar 2025 |
Loop Capital Laura Champine 50% 1-year accuracy 14 / 28 met price target | 22%upside $1,135 | Buy Maintained | 7 Mar 2025 |
Truist Securities Scot Ciccarelli 43% 1-year accuracy 28 / 65 met price target | 7%upside $995 | Hold Maintained | 7 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 84 articles about COST published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Investors Heavily Search Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Here is What You Need to Know
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Costco (COST) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
Negative
The Motley Fool
4 days ago
Costco Stock Sell-Off: Time to Buy the Dip?
After surging to a 52-week high of about $1,078 earlier this year, shares of membership-based retailer Costco Wholesale (COST 0.39%) took a huge hit. On the surface, the stock declined because the company reported worse-than-expected fiscal Q2 earnings per share and because of the higher costs Costco could face from tariffs.
Negative
The Motley Fool
5 days ago
Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Costco vs. Amazon
The stock market has taken a hit in recent weeks. Even share prices of some dominant businesses have fallen significantly.
Positive
MarketBeat
6 days ago
3 No-Brainer Stock Buys for the Second Quarter
Despite all of the recent market volatility, three stocks are flashing buy signals from Wall Street analysts, suggesting upside potential in the second quarter. Against a mixed market backdrop, with some sectors showing weakness and others resilience, these companies have attracted attention due to a combination of recent price dips and positive analyst sentiment.
Positive
The Motley Fool
6 days ago
3 Reasons Costco Is a Must-Buy for Long-Term Investors
There's no such thing as a stock that's worth buying at any price. A no-brainer bargain at one valuation will necessarily be a bad purchase at another, higher one.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Costco And Dollarama: Opposites In Many Ways But Twins On Outperformance
Costco is a stellar retailer with exceptional fundamental performance and reputation, but its high P/E ratio poses a challenge for new investors. Dollarama, a Canadian value retailer, offers a compelling investment alternative with a lower P/E ratio and strong international growth, especially in Latin America. Both companies have proven international expansion strategies, but Dollarama's asset-light model and higher returns on capital make it an attractive option.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Where Will Costco Stock Be in 3 Years?
Costco (COST 1.50%) has long been a consistent winner on the stock market. The retailer has one of the most resilient business models in its industry, and the brand has long had a loyal customer base, made up of people who love the retailer's quality goods at low prices, the treasure-hunt nature of the shopping experience, and bargain prices on products like rotisserie chickens.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
2 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into $1 Million (or More)
The goal of every investor is to grow wealth. Ideally, a small investment in a stock will bring gains in year after year (and eventually decade after decade).
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
Broadcom (AVGO), Axon (AXON), and Costco (COST) Are Brilliant Growth Stocks to Buy For the Nasdaq 100 Correction
If investors have learned anything over the past five years, it's that the stock market can be a wild roller coaster ride.
Negative
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Can Buying Costco Stock on the Dip Help Make You a Millionaire?
Investors aren't fans of uncertainty. And there has been a lot of uncertainty rattling the market in the past couple of weeks, mainly related to the tariff announcements made by the new Trump administration.
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