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Costco Wholesale Corp

May 29 • 09:59AM ET

811.23

Dollar change -1.94
Percentage change -0.24	%

Consumer Defensive • Discount Stores • USA • NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	53.07	EPS (ttm)	15.28	Insider Own	0.23%	Shs Outstand	442.79M	Perf Week	1.29%
Market Cap	359.78B	Forward P/E	46.40	EPS next Y	17.48	Insider Trans	-2.05%	Shs Float	442.47M	Perf Month	11.69%
Income	6.79B	PEG	5.34	EPS next Q	3.71	Inst Own	70.15%	Short Float	1.49%	Perf Quarter	8.46%
Sales	248.83B	P/S	1.45	EPS this Y	13.81%	Inst Trans	0.27%	Short Ratio	3.33	Perf Half Y	39.47%
Book/sh	46.80	P/B	17.33	EPS next Y	8.49%	ROA	10.20%	Short Interest	6.60M	Perf Year	63.56%
Cash/sh	23.27	P/C	34.86	EPS next 5Y	9.95%	ROE	31.20%	52W Range	490.44 - 816.87	Perf YTD	22.90%
Dividend Est.	19.25 (2.37%)	P/FCF	58.02	EPS past 5Y	14.83%	ROI	23.34%	52W High	-0.69%	Beta	0.79
Dividend TTM	4.17 (0.51%)	Quick Ratio	0.43	Sales past 5Y	11.43%	Gross Margin	12.39%	52W Low	65.41%	ATR (14)	11.91
Dividend Ex-Date	Apr 25, 2024	Current Ratio	0.93	EPS Y/Y TTM	12.27%	Oper. Margin	3.42%	RSI (14)	72.48	Volatility	1.47% 1.59%
Employees	316000	Debt/Eq	0.45	Sales Y/Y TTM	6.16%	Profit Margin	2.73%	Recom	1.95	Target Price	781.99
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.40	EPS Q/Q	18.82%	Payout	27.12%	Rel Volume	1.23	Prev Close	813.17
Sales Surprise	-1.13%	EPS Surprise	2.32%	Sales Q/Q	5.75%	Earnings	May 30 AMC	Avg Volume	1.99M	Price	811.23
SMA20	4.52%	SMA50	8.99%	SMA200	25.17%	Trades		Volume	294,786	Change	-0.24%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-03-24	Downgrade	Gordon Haskett	Buy → Accumulate	$775
Mar-08-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$785 → $800
Mar-04-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$750 → $785
Feb-06-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$700 → $750
Dec-20-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral	$620
Dec-15-23	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$625 → $700
Nov-30-23	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$600 → $625
Sep-22-23	Initiated	HSBC Securities	Hold	$600
Apr-13-23	Initiated	William Blair	Outperform
Mar-07-23	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$560
Feb-08-23	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$510
Dec-20-22	Resumed	Credit Suisse	Neutral	$550 → $520
Dec-09-22	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$590 → $580
Dec-06-22	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$586
Nov-07-22	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$600 → $490
Jul-14-22	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$525 → $579
Mar-04-22	Reiterated	Truist	Buy	$606 → $603
Mar-04-22	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$610 → $615
Mar-04-22	Reiterated	Evercore ISI	Outperform	$560 → $565
Mar-04-22	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform	$560 → $580

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Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Other International Operations. The company was founded by James D. Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman in 1983 and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Miller Russell D	Senior EVP	Apr 17 '24	Sale	722.86	785	567,443	10,000	Apr 18 05:11 PM
Callans Patrick J	Executive VP	Mar 11 '24	Sale	714.86	2,500	1,787,150	62,895	Mar 13 04:35 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Mar 11 '24	Sale	714.83	1,500	1,072,238	6,695	Mar 13 06:54 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Feb 09 '24	Sale	723.48	1,442	1,043,257	12,395	Feb 12 04:37 PM
JELINEK W CRAIG	Director	Jan 23 '24	Sale	685.93	8,000	5,487,456	216,212	Jan 23 06:55 PM
Rubanenko Yoram	Executive VP	Jan 18 '24	Sale	680.33	2,500	1,700,812	5,910	Jan 18 04:22 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Jan 16 '24	Sale	683.50	740	505,789	6,721	Jan 16 04:20 PM
Hines Daniel M.	Principal Acctg Officer	Jan 09 '24	Sale	662.30	1,400	927,220	13,922	Jan 10 04:25 PM
Hines Daniel M.	Principal Acctg Officer	Dec 28 '23	Sale	662.81	1,400	927,934	15,322	Jan 02 04:09 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive VP and CFO	Dec 19 '23	Sale	680.21	1,112	756,248	24,300	Dec 20 05:37 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive VP and CFO	Nov 08 '23	Sale	566.09	2,000	1,132,178	25,412	Nov 13 04:31 PM
Riel Pierre	EVP	Nov 07 '23	Sale	571.12	3,000	1,713,345	7,422	Nov 08 04:12 PM
Miller Russell D	Senior EVP	Nov 03 '23	Sale	557.75	4,500	2,509,864	10,785	Nov 06 05:41 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Oct 23 '23	Sale	548.92	2,565	1,407,980	8,128	Oct 24 05:59 PM
Klauer James C	Executive Vice President	Oct 11 '23	Sale	562.01	1,500	843,017	45,134	Oct 12 04:28 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive VP and CFO	Oct 10 '23	Sale	565.57	2,000	1,131,131	28,138	Oct 12 04:26 PM
Callans Patrick J	Executive VP	Oct 09 '23	Sale	553.76	2,500	1,384,400	67,934	Oct 11 05:30 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Oct 06 '23	Sale	562.64	1,200	675,170	8,363	Oct 11 05:26 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Jun 28 '23	Sale	533.00	1,565	834,145	13,329	Jun 29 04:09 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive VP and CFO	Jun 13 '23	Sale	522.02	1,500	783,038	23,850	Jun 15 04:16 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Jun 07 '23	Sale	514.14	3,971	2,041,659	14,894	Jun 09 04:23 PM

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