COSTCO ($COST) posted quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported earnings of $4.28 per share, missing estimates of $4.33 by $0.05. The company also reported revenue of $63,205,000,000, missing estimates of $64,452,942,180 by $-1,247,942,180.
You can see Quiver Quantitative's $COST stock page to track data on insider trading, hedge fund activity, congressional trading, and more.
COSTCO Insider Trading Activity
COSTCO insiders have traded $COST stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JAMES C KLAUER (Executive Vice President) sold 4,000 shares for an estimated $3,924,280
- ROLAND MICHAEL VACHRIS (President and CEO) sold 3,600 shares for an estimated $3,351,600
- GARY MILLERCHIP (Executive Vice President) sold 1,100 shares for an estimated $1,034,006
- CLAUDINE ADAMO (Executive Vice President) sold 900 shares for an estimated $830,304
- CATON FRATES (Executive Vice President) sold 850 shares for an estimated $765,212
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
COSTCO Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,745 institutional investors add shares of COSTCO stock to their portfolio, and 1,857 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- PROFICIO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC removed 1,519,118 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $1,436,751,422
- EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ removed 851,949 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $805,756,325
- STRATEGIC FINANCIAL CONCEPTS, LLC removed 795,141 shares (-99.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $752,028,454
- CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM removed 465,458 shares (-27.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $440,220,867
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 443,101 shares (+1.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $419,076,063
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 442,970 shares (+429.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $418,952,166
- C WORLDWIDE GROUP HOLDING A/S removed 410,719 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $388,449,815
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
COSTCO Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $COST stock 12 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COST stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/21.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $50,000 on 03/31.
- REPRESENTATIVE GREG LANDSMAN has traded it 4 times. They made 0 purchases and 4 sales worth up to $95,000 on 03/27, 02/26.
- REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT FRANKLIN has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $130,000 on 01/28.
- REPRESENTATIVE JAMES COMER has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 01/02 and 0 sales.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
COSTCO Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $COST in the last several months. We have seen 6 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Evercore ISI issued a "Outperform" rating on 05/29/2025
- Loop Capital Markets issued a "Buy" rating on 05/29/2025
- Telsey Advisory issued a "Outperform" rating on 05/21/2025
- Cowen & Co. issued a "Buy" rating on 03/07/2025
- Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 03/07/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/18/2024
To track analyst ratings and price targets for COSTCO, check out Quiver Quantitative's $COST forecast page.
COSTCO Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $COST recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $COST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1070.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Greg Melich from Evercore ISI set a target price of $1070.0 on 05/29/2025
- Mark Astrachan from Stifel Nicolaus set a target price of $1035.0 on 05/29/2025
- Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory set a target price of $1100.0 on 05/29/2025
- Laura Champine from Loop Capital Markets set a target price of $1045.0 on 05/29/2025
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