The stock of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) has decreased by -0.81 when compared to last closing price of 924.70. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.59% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-14 that Costco (COST) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
Is It Worth Investing in Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) is above average at 53.86x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.84.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for COST is 442.87M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.48% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of COST on January 15, 2025 was 1.90M shares.
COST’s Market Performance
COST stock saw a decrease of -0.59% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -7.79% and a quarterly a decrease of 3.17%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.90% for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.72% for COST stock, with a simple moving average of 6.53% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COST stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for COST by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for COST in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $1050 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COST reach a price target of $1016. The rating they have provided for COST stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 22nd, 2024.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to COST, setting the target price at $980 in the report published on October 10th of the previous year.
COST Trading at -2.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.80%, as shares sank -7.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.34% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COST fell by -0.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $942.88. In addition, Costco Wholesale Corp saw 0.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COST starting from GALANTI RICHARD A, who sale 1,416 shares at the price of $894.68 back on Oct 24 ’24. After this action, GALANTI RICHARD A now owns 27,400 shares of Costco Wholesale Corp, valued at $1,267,280 using the latest closing price.
Jones Teresa A., the Executive Vice President of Costco Wholesale Corp, sale 800 shares at $896.54 during a trade that took place back on Oct 23 ’24, which means that Jones Teresa A. is holding 2,961 shares at $717,236 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Costco Wholesale Corp stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.27. Equity return is now at value 29.95, with 10.30 for asset returns.
Based on Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 72.5.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 87.35for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
