DA Davidson Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for COST

Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Costco Wholesale in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now forecasts that the retailer will post earnings of $19.43 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $19.40. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $1,000.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Costco Wholesale’s current full-year earnings is $18.03 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on COST. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Costco Wholesale from $1,040.00 to $1,070.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Costco Wholesale from $1,075.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Costco Wholesale from $975.00 to $1,075.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,065.00 price objective on shares of Costco Wholesale in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Costco Wholesale from $840.00 to $1,040.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,021.93.

Costco Wholesale Price Performance

Shares of COST stock opened at $1,058.34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.98. Costco Wholesale has a fifty-two week low of $697.27 and a fifty-two week high of $1,066.00. The firm has a market cap of $469.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.15, a P/E/G ratio of 6.26 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $963.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $916.76.

Institutional Trading of Costco Wholesale

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

Costco Wholesale Dividend Announcement

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

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.