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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP (COST) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-04 | 17 | $580 | $385 | $491.111 | $667.18 | -26.39% |
| 2021-11-11 | 17 | $580 | $385 | $495.526 | $667.18 | -25.73% |
| 2021-11-30 | 17 | $600 | $385 | $498.684 | $667.18 | -25.25% |
| 2021-12-02 | 17 | $600 | $385 | $500.947 | $667.18 | -24.92% |
| 2021-12-03 | 17 | $606 | $385 | $506.526 | $667.18 | -24.08% |
| 2021-12-07 | 17 | $606 | $385 | $508.105 | $667.18 | -23.84% |
| 2021-12-10 | 18 | $610 | $385 | $522.842 | $667.18 | -21.63% |
| 2022-01-03 | 18 | $610 | $385 | $541 | $667.18 | -18.91% |
| 2022-01-06 | 18 | $650 | $385 | $543.315 | $667.18 | -18.57% |
| 2022-02-03 | 19 | $650 | $385 | $551.95 | $667.18 | -17.27% |
| 2022-03-04 | 19 | $650 | $385 | $552.95 | $667.18 | -17.12% |
| 2022-03-07 | 17 | $650 | $385 | $553.8 | $667.18 | -16.99% |
| 2022-03-08 | 17 | $650 | $385 | $554.25 | $667.18 | -16.93% |
| 2022-03-30 | 16 | $650 | $385 | $554.25 | $667.18 | -16.93% |
| 2022-04-01 | 16 | $650 | $385 | $556.25 | $667.18 | -16.63% |
| 2022-04-08 | 16 | $670 | $453 | $574.421 | $667.18 | -13.9% |
| 2022-04-14 | 16 | $678 | $453 | $587.952 | $667.18 | -11.88% |
| 2022-05-03 | 16 | $678 | $453 | $591.761 | $667.18 | -11.3% |
| 2022-05-06 | 16 | $678 | $453 | $592.38 | $667.18 | -11.21% |
| 2022-05-19 | 16 | $678 | $453 | $583.761 | $667.18 | -12.5% |
| 2022-05-20 | 16 | $678 | $453 | $576.857 | $667.18 | -13.54% |
| 2022-05-23 | 16 | $678 | $440 | $572.809 | $667.18 | -14.14% |
| 2022-05-27 | 15 | $678 | $440 | $572.571 | $667.18 | -14.18% |
| 2022-05-31 | 17 | $678 | $440 | $564.45 | $667.18 | -15.4% |
| 2022-06-03 | 18 | $678 | $440 | $562.095 | $667.18 | -15.75% |
| 2022-06-08 | 18 | $678 | $440 | $563.571 | $667.18 | -15.53% |
| 2022-08-01 | 18 | $678 | $440 | $566.619 | $667.18 | -15.07% |
| 2022-08-05 | 19 | $678 | $440 | $577.636 | $667.18 | -13.42% |
| 2022-08-29 | 19 | $678 | $440 | $578.181 | $667.18 | -13.34% |
| 2022-09-17 | 19 | $678 | $440 | $579.681 | $667.18 | -13.11% |
| 2022-09-23 | 19 | $678 | $440 | $579.772 | $667.18 | -13.1% |
| 2022-09-26 | 19 | $678 | $455 | $571.954 | $667.18 | -14.27% |
| 2022-11-04 | 19 | $678 | $455 | $570.363 | $667.18 | -14.51% |
| 2022-11-07 | 20 | $678 | $455 | $565.363 | $667.18 | -15.26% |
| 2022-11-30 | 20 | $678 | $455 | $564.761 | $667.18 | -15.35% |
| 2022-12-01 | 20 | $678 | $455 | $564.904 | $667.18 | -15.33% |
| 2022-12-09 | 22 | $678 | $455 | $565.863 | $667.18 | -15.19% |
| 2022-12-20 | 21 | $678 | $450 | $556.272 | $667.18 | -16.62% |
| 2023-01-03 | 22 | $650 | $450 | $554.318 | $667.18 | -16.92% |
| 2023-01-06 | 23 | $650 | $450 | $555 | $667.18 | -16.81% |
| 2023-01-09 | 23 | $650 | $450 | $557.304 | $667.18 | -16.47% |
| 2023-01-30 | 23 | $635 | $450 | $555.13 | $667.18 | -16.79% |
| 2023-02-03 | 23 | $635 | $450 | $557.739 | $667.18 | -16.4% |
| 2023-02-06 | 23 | $635 | $475 | $558.826 | $667.18 | -16.24% |
| 2023-03-03 | 24 | $635 | $475 | $558.826 | $667.18 | -16.24% |
| 2023-03-06 | 24 | $635 | $475 | $554.869 | $667.18 | -16.83% |
| 2023-03-10 | 25 | $635 | $475 | $552.64 | $667.18 | -17.17% |
| 2023-04-06 | 25 | $635 | $475 | $552.6 | $667.18 | -17.17% |
| 2023-05-01 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $555.458 | $667.18 | -16.75% |
| 2023-05-10 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $554.5 | $667.18 | -16.89% |
| 2023-05-11 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $555.125 | $667.18 | -16.8% |
| 2023-05-16 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $555.666 | $667.18 | -16.71% |
| 2023-05-26 | 24 | $635 | $475 | $555.166 | $667.18 | -16.79% |
| 2023-05-30 | 24 | $635 | $475 | $553.375 | $667.18 | -17.06% |
| 2023-06-05 | 24 | $635 | $475 | $552.958 | $667.18 | -17.12% |
| 2023-06-29 | 24 | $635 | $475 | $555.041 | $667.18 | -16.81% |
| 2023-07-07 | 25 | $635 | $475 | $555.041 | $667.18 | -16.81% |
| 2023-07-10 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $557.125 | $667.18 | -16.5% |
| 2023-07-17 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $558.375 | $667.18 | -16.31% |
| 2023-08-02 | 26 | $635 | $475 | $560.666 | $667.18 | -15.96% |
| 2023-08-04 | 26 | $651 | $475 | $565.391 | $667.18 | -15.26% |
| 2023-09-01 | 25 | $651 | $478 | $570.391 | $667.18 | -14.51% |
| 2023-09-05 | 26 | $651 | $478 | $570.391 | $667.18 | -14.51% |
| 2023-09-08 | 26 | $651 | $478 | $572.347 | $667.18 | -14.21% |
| 2023-09-11 | 26 | $651 | $478 | $571.318 | $667.18 | -14.37% |
| 2023-09-22 | 26 | $651 | $478 | $572.565 | $667.18 | -14.18% |
| 2023-09-26 | 26 | $651 | $478 | $573.708 | $667.18 | -14.01% |
| 2023-09-27 | 26 | $651 | $478 | $575.375 | $667.18 | -13.76% |
| 2023-09-29 | 26 | $680 | $502 | $591.75 | $667.18 | -11.31% |
| 2023-10-04 | 27 | $680 | $502 | $591.75 | $667.18 | -11.31% |
| 2023-10-06 | 27 | $680 | $502 | $592.791 | $667.18 | -11.15% |
| 2023-10-11 | 27 | $680 | $502 | $597.958 | $667.18 | -10.38% |
| 2023-11-03 | 27 | $680 | $502 | $599.625 | $667.18 | -10.13% |
| 2023-11-13 | 27 | $680 | $502 | $599 | $667.18 | -10.22% |
| 2023-11-21 | 27 | $680 | $502 | $599.833 | $667.18 | -10.09% |
| 2023-11-22 | 28 | $680 | $502 | $599.833 | $667.18 | -10.09% |
| 2023-11-29 | 28 | $680 | $502 | $599.96 | $667.18 | -10.08% |
| 2023-12-01 | 28 | $680 | $502 | $602.56 | $667.18 | -9.69% |
| 2023-12-04 | 28 | $680 | $502 | $605.038 | $667.18 | -9.31% |
| 2023-12-06 | 28 | $680 | $502 | $606.846 | $667.18 | -9.04% |
| 2023-12-11 | 28 | $680 | $502 | $607.68 | $667.18 | -8.92% |
| 2023-12-13 | 28 | $697 | $502 | $609.48 | $667.18 | -8.65% |
| 2023-12-14 | 28 | $697 | $502 | $613.28 | $667.18 | -8.08% |
| 2023-12-18 | 28 | $725 | $502 | $631.76 | $667.18 | -5.31% |
| 2023-12-19 | 28 | $740 | $502 | $635.48 | $667.18 | -4.75% |
| 2023-12-20 | 28 | $740 | $502 | $645 | $667.18 | -3.32% |
| 2023-12-26 | 28 | $740 | $502 | $645.416 | $667.18 | -3.26% |
| 2023-12-27 | 28 | $741 | $502 | $647.416 | $667.18 | -2.96% |
| 2023-12-29 | 28 | $745 | $502 | $651.32 | $667.18 | -2.38% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 43 months, COST's average price target has gone up $328.9.
COST reports an average of 4.92% for its upside potential over the past 48 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-06 | 26 | 635 | 475 | 552.600 | 485.98 | 13.71% |
| 2023-09-05 | 26 | 651 | 478 | 570.391 | 544.73 | 4.71% |
| 2023-11-01 | 27 | 680 | 502 | 599.625 | 556.80 | 7.69% |
| 2023-11-14 | 27 | 680 | 502 | 599.833 | 590.80 | 1.53% |
| 2023-12-13 | 28 | 697 | 502 | 609.480 | 642.00 | -5.07% |
COST Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.59 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 39 weeks, COST's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.08.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for COST as an investment opportunity.
- COST has a higher average analyst price target than 9862.63% of all US stocks.
- In terms of how COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP fares relative to all US stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 9253.03% of that group.
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 1024.23% of Consumer Defensive stocks.
- In the context of Retail stocks, COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -2333.89% of them.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Retail industry with the ratings most similar to COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP are WMT, BLDR, and LOW.
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