Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.12 in relation to its previous close of 1056.85. However, the company has experienced a 3.71% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-06-03 that Maybe it’s those famous $1.50 hot dog meals, but Costco Wholesale (COST -0.06%) continues to flex its muscles.
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 59.87x. The 36-month beta value for COST is also noteworthy at 1.00. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 15 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for COST is 442.82M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.39% of that float. The average trading volume of COST on June 04, 2025 was 2.47M shares.
COST’s Market Performance
COST stock saw an increase of 3.71% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.69% and a quarterly increase of 1.81%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.63%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.17% for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.53% for COST stock, with a simple moving average of 11.04% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COST stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for COST by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for COST in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $975 based on the research report published on April 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COST reach a price target of $1050, previously predicting the price at $1000. The rating they have provided for COST stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 05th, 2024.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Outperform” to COST, setting the target price at $1016 in the report published on October 22nd of the previous year.
COST Trading at 7.11% 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 -2.10% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COST starting from Klauer James C, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $981.07 back on Apr 17 ’25. After this action, Klauer James C now owns 43,994 shares of Costco Wholesale Corp, valued at $3,924,280 using the latest closing price.
Klauer James C, the Officer of Costco Wholesale Corp, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $981.07 during a trade that took place back on Apr 17 ’25, which means that Klauer James C is holding shares at $3,924,280 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 32.08, with 10.94 for asset returns.
Based on Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 573.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 86.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.02.
Conclusion
In summary, Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
