Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.OQ)
COST.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
195.07USD
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195.07USD
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Change (% chg)
$-1.44 (-0.73%)
$-1.44 (-0.73%)
Prev Close
$196.51
$196.51
Open
$196.16
$196.16
Day's High
$196.40
$196.40
Day's Low
$193.58
$193.58
Volume
629,475
629,475
Avg. Vol
958,062
958,062
52-wk High
$199.75
$199.75
52-wk Low
$150.00
$150.00
Consensus Recommendations
| Consensus Recommendation | Next Earnings (approx.) | Company Fiscal Year End Month |
Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outperform | 1.47 | August | 19 Apr 2018 |
Analyst Recommendations and Revisions
| 1-5 Linear Scale | Current | 1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
3 Month Ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) BUY | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| (2) OUTPERFORM | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| (3) HOLD | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| (4) UNDERPERFORM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (5) SELL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Opinion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Rating | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Consensus Estimates Analysis
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| # of Estimates | Mean | High | Low | 1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 18 | 32,739.20 | 33,577.00 | 32,000.00 | -- |
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 17 | 31,530.20 | 32,405.00 | 30,247.60 | 30,439.20 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 22 | 139,291.00 | 141,050.00 | 137,883.00 | 134,257.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 23 | 149,425.00 | 157,159.00 | 145,206.00 | 142,904.00 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 26 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 1.38 | -- |
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 24 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.52 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 9 | 7.03 | 7.27 | 6.82 | 6.41 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 27 | 7.68 | 7.99 | 7.35 | 7.13 |
| LT Growth Rate (%) | 7 | 11.74 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 10.09 |
Historical Surprises
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Estimates vs Actual | Estimate | Actual | Difference | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 32,739.20 | 32,995.00 | 255.79 | 0.78 |
| Quarter Ending Nov-17 | 31,456.60 | 31,809.00 | 352.43 | 1.12 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-17 | 41,480.80 | 42,300.00 | 819.18 | 1.97 |
| Quarter Ending May-17 | 28,534.40 | 28,860.00 | 325.62 | 1.14 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-17 | 29,863.30 | 29,766.00 | 97.31 | 0.33 |
| Earnings (per share) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 0.05 | 3.14 |
| Quarter Ending Nov-17 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 0.02 | 1.40 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-17 | 2.01 | 2.08 | 0.07 | 3.26 |
| Quarter Ending May-17 | 1.31 | 1.40 | 0.09 | 6.71 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-17 | 1.36 | 1.17 | 0.19 | 13.81 |
Consensus Estimates Trend
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Current | 1 Week Ago |
1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 32,739.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 31,530.20 | 31,330.30 | 31,347.90 | 31,350.40 | 30,439.20 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 139,291.00 | 139,078.00 | 139,030.00 | 138,857.00 | 134,257.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 149,425.00 | 149,159.00 | 149,141.00 | 148,370.00 | 142,904.00 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 1.47 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.52 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 7.03 | 6.95 | 6.93 | 6.78 | 6.41 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 7.68 | 7.66 | 7.66 | 7.54 | 7.13 |
Estimates Revisions Summary
| Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Of Revisions: | Up | Down | Up | Down |
| Revenue | ||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Earnings | ||||
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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