Yahoo Finance Costco (COST) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $364.86, marking a -0.03% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.2% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.53%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.64%.
Coming into today, shares of the warehouse club operator had gained 2.81% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 1.34%, while the S&P 500 lost 2.23%.
COST will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, COST is projected to report earnings of $1.97 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 13.87%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $41.61 billion, up 12.33% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $9.60 per share and revenue of $180.29 billion. These totals would mark changes of +8.47% and +8.11%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for COST. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.46% higher. COST currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, COST currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 38.03. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 21.62.
Meanwhile, COST's PEG ratio is currently 4.48. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Retail - Discount Stores was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.99 at yesterday's closing price.
The Retail - Discount Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 123, putting it in the top 49% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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