We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $COST. Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a price target of 1100.0 for COST.
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$COST Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $COST recently. We have seen 16 analysts offer price targets for $COST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1030.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $1100.0 on 01/08/2026
- David Belinger from Mizuho set a target price of $1000.0 on 01/05/2026
- Chuck Cerankosky from Northcoast Research set a target price of $1100.0 on 12/24/2025
- Edward Kelly from Wells Fargo set a target price of $900.0 on 12/19/2025
- Bill Kirk from Roth Capital set a target price of $769.0 on 12/15/2025
- Zhihan Ma from Bernstein set a target price of $1146.0 on 12/12/2025
- Kate McShane from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $1171.0 on 12/12/2025
$COST Insider Trading Activity
$COST insiders have traded $COST stock on the open market 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- YORAM RUBANENKO (Executive Vice President) sold 4,000 shares for an estimated $3,899,852
- RUSSELL D MILLER (Sr. Executive Vice President) sold 3,381 shares for an estimated $3,093,615
- CLAUDINE ADAMO (Executive Vice President) sold 2,700 shares for an estimated $2,526,336
- JAVIER POLIT (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,607 shares for an estimated $2,258,662.
- WILLIAM RICHARD WILCOX (Executive Vice President) sold 2,400 shares for an estimated $2,232,312
- CATON FRATES (Executive Vice President) sold 1,540 shares for an estimated $1,401,430
- TIFFANY MARIE BARBRE sold 1,239 shares for an estimated $1,158,352
- TERESA A. JONES (Executive Vice President) sold 600 shares for an estimated $595,230
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$COST Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $COST stock 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COST stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK purchased up to $15,000 on 11/05.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 10/17.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 10/17.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 10/09.
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN sold up to $15,000 on 07/10.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
$COST Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,743 institutional investors add shares of $COST stock to their portfolio, and 1,736 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 2,922,311 shares (+91.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,704,978,730
- KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC removed 2,358,874 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,183,444,540
- FMR LLC removed 1,460,694 shares (-15.5%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,352,062,187
- AMUNDI added 986,182 shares (+45.0%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $912,839,644
- NUVEEN, LLC removed 953,575 shares (-27.5%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $882,657,627
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 801,895 shares (-2.3%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $742,258,068
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 758,869 shares (-91.8%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $702,431,912
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
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