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| 14-Oct-09 | Reiterated |
UBS |
Neutral |
$50 → $59 |
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| 08-Oct-09 | Reiterated |
Jefferies & Co |
Buy |
$63 → $68 |
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| 08-Oct-09 | Reiterated |
Barclays Capital |
Equal Weight |
$50 → $65 |
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| 02-Oct-09 | Upgrade |
Robert W. Baird |
Neutral → Outperform |
$53 → $65 |
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| 30-Sep-09 | Initiated |
Bernstein |
Mkt Perform |
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| 21-Sep-09 | Upgrade |
William Blair |
Mkt Perform → Outperform |
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| 25-Aug-09 | Upgrade |
William Blair |
Underperform → Mkt Perform |
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| 03-Jun-09 | Initiated |
Robert W. Baird |
Neutral |
$53 |
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| 27-May-09 | Reiterated |
Jefferies & Co |
Buy |
$49 → $56 |
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| 20-May-09 | Upgrade |
Credit Suisse |
Neutral → Outperform |
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| 30-Apr-09 | Downgrade |
UBS |
Buy → Neutral |
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| 17-Mar-09 | Upgrade |
Jefferies & Co |
Hold → Buy |
$38.50 → $49 |
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| 05-Mar-09 | Upgrade |
McAdams Wright Ragen |
Hold → Buy |
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| 05-Mar-09 | Reiterated |
UBS |
Buy |
$52 → $47 |
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| 06-Feb-09 | Upgrade |
UBS |
Neutral → Buy |
$57 → $52 |
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| 06-Feb-09 | Reiterated |
Jefferies & Co |
Hold |
$50.50 → $42 |
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| 05-Feb-09 | Reiterated |
McAdams Wright Ragen |
Hold |
$55 → $50 |
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| 05-Feb-09 | Reiterated |
Barclays Capital |
Equal Weight |
$64 → $55 |
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| 27-Jan-09 | Reiterated |
Credit Suisse |
Neutral |
$61 → $52 |
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| 12-Dec-08 | Reiterated |
McAdams Wright Ragen |
Hold |
$65 → $55 |
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| 12:15PM | U.S. Jan retail sales beat but momentum could fade at Reuters |
| 12:05PM | Costco January same-store sales rise 8 percent at bizjournals.com |
| 11:33AM | Updated: Teen Apparel Beats Big In January at Barrons.com |
| 11:01AM | Retailers Report Modest Sales Gains in January at CNBC |
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| 09:21AM | U.S. Jan retail sales move into positive territory at Reuters |
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| 09:05AM | Discount store sales comparisons for January AP |
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| 08:21AM | Same-Store Sales: Thursday's Headlines at TheStreet.com |
| 08:09AM | Retail Sales By The Numbers at TheStreet.com |
| 08:05AM | January Retail Sales Move Into Positive Territory at Fox Business |
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| 07:41AM | U.S. Jan retail sales move into positive territory at Reuters |
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| 07:20AM | 8 Retail Stocks to Watch: January Sales at TheStreet.com |
| 07:19AM | Costco Jan. key sales figure up on softer dollar AP |
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| 05:26AM | Costco January same-store sales rose 8% at MarketWatch |
| 03:42AM | Costco January same-store sales top estimates Reuters |
| 03:40AM | UPDATE - Costco January same-store sales top estimates at Reuters |
| 03:20AM | Costco Jan. Same-Store Sales Rise 8% at TheStreet.com |
| 03:01AM | Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports January Sales Results Marketwire |
| 03-Feb-10 06:00PM | Say It Ain't So, Fred! Discount Chain Sees 2010 Below Estimates at Barrons.com |
| 02:40PM | Same-Store Sales: Tomorrow's Headliners at TheStreet.com |
| 01:18PM | Weight-Loss Firms Put on New Customers After Thin 2009 at CNBC |
| 12:27PM | Stores expected to show Jan. sales figure up 1 pct AP |
| 12:22PM | Saving the Economy at Motley Fool |
| 12:12PM | Behind the January Chill AP |
| 02-Feb-10 05:30PM | Retailers poised to post 5th straight sales pickup at MarketWatch |
| 03:00PM | [$$] Costco Names President; Move Seen as Sign of Succession Planning at The Wall Street Journal Online |
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| 10:31AM | Costco seen planning for succession with COO post at Reuters |
| 10:31AM | Costco Invests $940 Million in Taiwan at TheStreet.com |
| 10:18AM | Retail Stocks: Retail stocks edge up; Ann Taylor raises outlook at MarketWatch |
| 10:03AM | Costco Wholesale creates Office of the President AP |
| 09:38AM | Retail stocks edge up as Ann Taylor raises outlook at MarketWatch |
| 08:08AM | Amazon's E-Book Price Reversal: A Mixed Blessing at BusinessWeek |
| 06:05AM | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Ex EDGAR Online |
| 04:17AM | Costco to spend about $940 mln in Taiwan expansion at Reuters |
| 01:18AM | InPlay: Costco appoints Craig Jelinek as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately Briefing.com |
| 12:55AM | Jan retail sales seen up, clues sought on Q1 Reuters |
| 01-Feb-10 10:00PM | Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Executive Management Changes Marketwire |
| 07:55PM | [$$] Publishers Rewrite the Book on Pricing at The Wall Street Journal Online |
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| Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses that offer a selection of branded and private label products in a range of merchandise categories in no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities. The company's product categories include candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and cleaning and institutional supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, garden and patio, sporting goods, furniture, and automotive supplies; dry and institutionally packaged foods; apparel, domestics, jewelry, housewares, media, home furnishings, cameras, and small appliances; meat, bakery, deli, and produce; and gas stations, pharmacy, food court, optical, one-hour photo, hearing aid, and travel. It offers Business and Gold Star (individual) memberships. As of October 8, 2009, the company operated a chain of 560 warehouses comprising 407 in 40 states and Puerto Rico, 77 in Canada, 21 in the United Kingdom, 7 in Korea, 6 in Taiwan, and 9 in Japan, as well as 32 warehouses in Mexico and 1 in Australia. Costco Wholesale Corporation also offers its products through costco.com in the U.S. and through costco.ca in Canada. It has a strategic alliance with Valdez Heli-Camps. The company, formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc., was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington. |
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Relationship |
Date |
Transaction |
Cost |
#Shares |
Value ($) |
#Shares Total |
SEC Form 4 |
| JAMES HAMILTON E | Director | Jan 25 | Option Exercise | 52.50 | 12,000 | 630,000 | 41,120 | Jan 25 02:14 PM | | GALANTI RICHARD A | Executive VP and CFO | Dec 31 | Option Exercise | 34.74 | 5,000 | 173,700 | 61,105 | Jan 04 11:43 AM | | GALANTI RICHARD A | Executive VP and CFO | Dec 29 | Option Exercise | 41.48 | 35,000 | 1,451,862 | 91,105 | Dec 30 11:23 AM | | BROTMAN JEFFREY H | Chairman of the Board | Dec 28 | Option Exercise | 52.50 | 50,000 | 2,625,000 | 184,335 | Dec 29 12:29 PM | | BROTMAN JEFFREY H | Chairman of the Board | Dec 28 | Sale | 60.54 | 50,000 | 3,026,760 | 134,335 | Dec 29 12:29 PM | | DICERCHIO RICHARD D | Senior Executive VP | Dec 23 | Option Exercise | 37.27 | 144,000 | 5,367,060 | 319,603 | Dec 24 02:47 PM | | ZOOK DENNIS R | Executive VP | Dec 16 | Sale | 59.09 | 5,000 | 295,455 | 55,968 | Dec 16 04:37 PM | | BROTMAN JEFFREY H | Chairman of the Board | Nov 18 | Option Exercise | 52.50 | 100,000 | 5,250,000 | 234,335 | Nov 19 01:05 PM | | GALANTI RICHARD A | Executive VP and CFO | Nov 09 | Option Exercise | 41.61 | 45,000 | 1,872,325 | 102,105 | Nov 10 04:31 PM | | PETTERSON DAVID S | Principal Accounting Officer | Nov 09 | Sale | 60.00 | 3,689 | 221,340 | 37,500 | Nov 09 02:59 PM | | PETTERSON DAVID S | Principal Accounting Officer | Oct 29 | Sale | 57.68 | 1,838 | 106,020 | 41,189 | Oct 29 09:46 PM | | DICERCHIO RICHARD D | Senior Executive VP | Oct 19 | Option Exercise | 44.36 | 90,000 | 3,992,625 | 270,737 | Oct 19 06:12 PM | | PETTERSON DAVID S | Principal Accounting Officer | Oct 14 | Option Exercise | 37.35 | 7,500 | 280,125 | 40,000 | Oct 14 07:18 PM | | PETTERSON DAVID S | Principal Accounting Officer | Oct 14 | Sale | 58.64 | 7,500 | 439,817 | 32,500 | Oct 14 07:18 PM | | RUCKELSHAUS JILL S | Director | Oct 09 | Option Exercise | 52.50 | 12,000 | 630,000 | 24,566 | Oct 13 10:02 AM | | PORTERA JOSEPH P | Executive VP | Oct 09 | Option Exercise | 43.79 | 15,000 | 656,850 | 68,351 | Oct 13 10:01 AM | | MOULTON PAUL G | Executive VP | Oct 09 | Option Exercise | 40.57 | 30,000 | 1,217,100 | 85,269 | Oct 13 10:00 AM | | ZOOK DENNIS R | Executive VP | Jul 31 | Option Exercise | 43.79 | 15,000 | 656,850 | 67,729 | Jul 31 04:08 PM | | PORTERA JOSEPH P | Executive VP | Jul 27 | Option Exercise | 37.35 | 15,000 | 560,250 | 68,351 | Jul 28 01:59 PM | | MEISENBACH JOHN W | Director | Apr 15 | Sale | 45.36 | 2,016 | 91,446 | 80,640 | Apr 15 07:25 PM | | ZOOK DENNIS R | Executive VP | Apr 14 | Option Exercise | 37.35 | 15,000 | 560,250 | 67,729 | Apr 15 10:55 AM | | MEISENBACH JOHN W | Director | Mar 31 | Option Exercise | 44.97 | 16,000 | 719,501 | 26,500 | Apr 01 06:14 PM | | SINEGAL JAMES D | President and CEO | Mar 26 | Option Exercise | 44.97 | 200,000 | 8,993,760 | 856,549 | Mar 26 08:05 PM | | GALANTI RICHARD A | Executive VP and CFO | Mar 26 | Option Exercise | 38.64 | 40,000 | 1,545,600 | 85,563 | Mar 27 01:57 PM | | MEISENBACH JOHN W | Director | Mar 16 | Sale | 42.45 | 2,016 | 85,579 | 82,656 | Mar 17 12:38 PM | | MEISENBACH JOHN W | Director | Feb 17 | Sale | 42.15 | 2,016 | 84,974 | 84,672 | Feb 17 06:12 PM | | JELINEK W CRAIG | Executive VP | Feb 09 | Option Exercise | 36.91 | 50,000 | 1,845,315 | 153,664 | Feb 09 02:55 PM | | JELINEK W CRAIG | Executive VP | Feb 06 | Option Exercise | 36.91 | 50,000 | 1,845,315 | 153,664 | Feb 06 06:25 PM | | MEISENBACH JOHN W | Director | Jan 15 | Sale | 47.56 | 2,016 | 95,881 | 86,688 | Jan 15 05:40 PM |
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