Costco: Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for COST FY2025 Earnings

Costco Wholesale Co. ( NASDAQ:COST - Free Report ) - Research analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Costco Wholesale in a research report issued on Thursday, April 10th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now expects that the retailer will post earnings per share of $17.99 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $17.97. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $1,000.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Costco Wholesale's current full-year earnings is $18.03 per share. Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Costco Wholesale in a report on Friday, March 7th. Mizuho began coverage on Costco Wholesale in a report on Friday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $975.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on Costco Wholesale from $800.00 to $1,060.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays lifted their price target on Costco Wholesale from $940.00 to $980.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Costco Wholesale from $1,050.00 to $1,070.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-one have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Costco Wholesale has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,024.03. Costco Wholesale Trading Up 1.7 % Shares of COST stock opened at $979.32 on Monday. Costco Wholesale has a 1-year low of $702.00 and a 1-year high of $1,078.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The business's fifty day moving average price is $981.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $950.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $434.51 billion, a PE ratio of 57.51, a P/E/G ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 0.95. Costco Wholesale ( NASDAQ:COST - Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The retailer reported $4.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.09 by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $63.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $63.02 billion. Costco Wholesale had a return on equity of 32.31% and a net margin of 2.93%. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COST. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp purchased a new position in Costco Wholesale in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,430,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Costco Wholesale by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,662 shares of the retailer's stock worth $7,020,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares during the period. Dale Q Rice Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in Costco Wholesale in the 4th quarter worth $984,000. Stanich Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Costco Wholesale during the fourth quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Costco Wholesale by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,913 shares of the retailer's stock worth $10,916,000 after acquiring an additional 1,590 shares during the last quarter. 68.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Buying and Selling at Costco Wholesale In other Costco Wholesale news, EVP Gary Millerchip sold 1,100 shares of Costco Wholesale stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $940.01, for a total transaction of $1,034,011.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,165 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,495,211.65. The trade was a 8.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink . Also, CEO Roland Michael Vachris sold 3,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $931.00, for a total transaction of $3,351,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 41,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,242,687. This represents a 8.06 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold a total of 5,600 shares of company stock worth $5,215,915 in the last quarter. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders. Costco Wholesale Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $1.16 per share. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Costco Wholesale's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.09%. About Costco Wholesale ( Get Free Report ) 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. 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