We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $COST. Telsey Advisory gave a rating of 'Outperform' for $COST.
$COST Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $COST in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- 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 $COST, check out Quiver Quantitative's $COST forecast page.
$COST Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $COST recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $COST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1067.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- An analyst from Loop Capital Markets set a target price of $1135.0 on 03/07/2025
- Mark Astrachan from Stifel Nicolaus set a target price of $1000.0 on 12/05/2024
$COST Insider Trading Activity
$COST 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.
$COST Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,740 institutional investors add shares of $COST stock to their portfolio, and 1,854 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.
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