Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST – Get Free Report) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, September 26th. Analysts expect Costco Wholesale to post earnings of $5.02 per share for the quarter. Investors that wish to listen to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.
Costco Wholesale Stock Down 1.7 %
NASDAQ:COST opened at $901.54 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Costco Wholesale has a 12-month low of $540.23 and a 12-month high of $923.83. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $867.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $813.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $399.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.86, a P/E/G ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 0.80.
Costco Wholesale Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 26th were given a dividend of $1.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 26th. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.51%. Costco Wholesale’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.75%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Tigress Financial upped their target price on Costco Wholesale from $870.00 to $975.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. Roth Mkm restated a “neutral” rating and set a $676.00 target price (up from $650.00) on shares of Costco Wholesale in a report on Friday, May 31st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Costco Wholesale from $765.00 to $830.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Costco Wholesale from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Costco Wholesale from $925.00 to $927.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Costco Wholesale has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $857.48.
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About Costco Wholesale
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. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.
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