The trading price of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) floating lower at last check on Wednesday, June 05, closing at $826.70, -0.08% lower than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 51.24. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $828.01 and a 52-week low of $499.22. Over the past month, the stock has gained 9.29% in value.
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Costco Wholesale Corp, whose market valuation is $366.64 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 0.50%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 4.17. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 5.03 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 16.31 for current year and 17.69 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 79.89B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 78.53B and highs of 81.66B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 254.81B.
On the technical side, indicators suggest COST has a 100% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Buy.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 5.16, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that COST’s price is currently 3.86% off the SMA20 and 9.91% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 72.65, and weekly volatility stands at 1.93%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 1.64%. Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST)’s beta value is currently sitting at 0.78, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 13.52.
To see how Costco Wholesale Corp stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: COST stock’s performance was -0.08% at last check in today’s session, and 63.15% in the past year. Costco Wholesale Corp has a P/E ratio of 51.24.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) indicates that the 3-month average is 2.01 million.
Currently, records show that 442.79 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.23% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 70.10%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 25.24% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
