Q2 EPS Estimates for Costco Wholesale Lifted by DA Davidson

Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Costco Wholesale in a report released on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the retailer will post earnings of $4.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.04. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $1,000.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Costco Wholesale’s current full-year earnings is $18.01 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Costco Wholesale’s FY2025 earnings at $18.45 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Costco Wholesale from $800.00 to $1,060.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Roth Mkm increased their target price on Costco Wholesale from $755.00 to $907.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Costco Wholesale in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $1,016.00 target price on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price target on Costco Wholesale from $975.00 to $1,090.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Costco Wholesale from $1,050.00 to $1,145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,021.93.

Costco Wholesale Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of COST opened at $1,050.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $958.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $911.67. Costco Wholesale has a 1 year low of $697.27 and a 1 year high of $1,063.00. The stock has a market cap of $466.53 billion, a PE ratio of 61.71, a PEG ratio of 5.84 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Costco Wholesale Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a dividend of $1.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $4.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.44%. Costco Wholesale’s payout ratio is 27.25%.

Institutional Trading of Costco Wholesale

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Costco Wholesale during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Costco Wholesale in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Costco Wholesale by 250.0% during the 4th quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 35 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Costco Wholesale during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new position in Costco Wholesale in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. 68.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Costco Wholesale Company Profile

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.