The 52-week high and low prices can offer valuable insights into a stock’s current standing and prospects for future performance. Costco Wholesale Corp’s current trading price is -11.24% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 20.69%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $793.00 and $1078.23 The company’s shares, which are part of the Consumer Defensive sector, had a trading volume of approximately 0.85 million for the day, a number notably lower than the average daily volume of 2.07 million over the last three months.
The stock price for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) currently stands at $957.06. The stock experienced a substantial increase in the last session, hitting $1225.0 after starting at $956.3. The stock’s lowest price was $620.0 before closing at $953.91.
Costco Wholesale Corp’s market performance has been stable in recent times.
Exploring Financial Performance and Market Capitalization: A Comprehensive Analysis
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) has experienced a quarterly decline of -1.11% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 424.43B and boasts a workforce of 333000 employees.
Costco Wholesale Corp: What Analysts Are Saying
As of right now, 16 analysts are rating Costco Wholesale Corp as a BUY, 5 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 14 analysts are recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 1 analyst is rating the stock as SELL.
Analyzing Trading Volume and Moving Average Trends
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 982.83, with a change in price of -77.18. Similarly, Costco Wholesale Corp recorded 2,325,188 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -7.45%.
Understanding Ticker ‘s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: An Analysis
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio serves as an important indicator of a company’s financial stability and market position. By dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, the D/E ratio reveals the degree to which a company relies on debt to finance assets compared to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for COST stands at 0.31. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.30.
COST Stock Stochastic Average
Costco Wholesale Corp’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is presently 9.12%, as of today. This marks a decrease from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was 18.71%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 10.63% and 10.57%, respectively.
COST Stock Price Performance Analysis
Investors’ outlook regarding the stock price performance over the year has been split, with some feeling optimistic and others feeling pessimistic, as it’s been a mixed bag. This year’s metric has recorded a Price increase of 12.49%. However, over the past six months, we’ve seen a weaker performance of 3.63%. The price of COST leaped by -2.11% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -1.37%.
