COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
$920.65
+0.62% today · -0.23% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- COST +0.62% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, insider unplanned sale (Oct 1): After its 12 unplanned insider sales in the past 5 years, COST typically gained 0.1% over the next day (median) and was higher 50% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -0.6% and +0.6%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after unplanned insider sales, that ranks #18 of 34.
- 12 analyst actions in the past 10 days (1 positive, 8 negative); latest: Deutsche Bank maintained Buy, lowered target $1,091 → $1,079.
- 2 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days, including 2 insider sales not under a 10b5-1 plan.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Meta Analyst score · Buy (+0.64)
Every firm's latest rating in the past year, each weighted by its age (a 3-month-old call counts half as much as today's), blended with the consensus of 39 analysts (+0.64, counted like 1.5 fresh ratings). 23 firms, 15 with a call in the past 3 months; net +1 upgrade in the past 30 days.
| Firm | Latest rating | Date | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Buy | Sep 28, 2026 | 6% |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Sep 28, 2026 | 6% |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Roth Capital | Sell | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Sep 25, 2026 | 5% |
Mean target
$1,057.94
+14.9% upside
Median target
$1,065.00
+15.7% upside
Target range
770.00–1,315.00
low to high
Analysts
39
as of Oct 3
Price vs. targets
Low $770
Mean $1,058
High $1,315
Now $920.65
Consensus
Strong buy 4Buy 20Hold 13Sell 1Strong sell 1
Rating and target changes
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Argus Research | Reiterated | Buy | $1,230.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Lowered target | Buy | $1,091.00 → $1,079.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Bernstein | Lowered target | Outperform | $1,144.00 → $1,143.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Mizuho | Lowered target | Outperform | $1,100.00 → $1,065.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Lowered target | Equal-Weight | $1,000.00 → $950.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterated | Sector Perform | $1,000.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | DA Davidson | Raised target | Neutral | $1,000.00 → $1,040.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Truist Securities | Lowered target | Hold | $1,011.00 → $955.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | JP Morgan | Lowered target | Overweight | $1,100.00 → $1,015.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Roth Capital | Reiterated | Sell | $781.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Raymond James | Lowered target | Outperform | $1,100.00 → $1,050.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Freedom Broker | Lowered target | Buy | $1,030.00 → $1,010.00 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $1,125.00 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | B of A Securities | Lowered target | Buy | $1,200.00 → $1,095.00 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Reiterated | Outperform | $1,160.00 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Freedom Broker | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | $1,030.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Bernstein | Lowered target | Outperform | $1,194.00 → $1,144.00 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $1,125.00 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterated | Neutral | $1,000.00 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | JP Morgan | Lowered target | Overweight | $1,110.00 → $1,100.00 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterated | Neutral | $1,000.00 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | TD Cowen | Reiterated | Buy | $1,175.00 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterated | Neutral | $1,000.00 |
| May 29, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $1,125.00 |
| May 29, 2026 | Truist Securities | Raised target | Hold | $977.00 → $1,011.00 |
| May 29, 2026 | B of A Securities | Raised target | Buy | $1,185.00 → $1,200.00 |
| May 29, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterated | Neutral | $1,000.00 |
| May 20, 2026 | UBS | Raised target | Buy | $1,205.00 → $1,275.00 |
| May 19, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Raised target | Outperform | $1,100.00 → $1,160.00 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterated | Neutral | $1,000.00 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Raised target | Equal-Weight | $950.00 → $1,000.00 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | Raised target | Outperform | $1,125.00 → $1,135.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | Reiterated | Outperform | $1,125.00 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | BTIG | Raised target | Buy | $1,115.00 → $1,125.00 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Truist Securities | Raised target | Hold | $926.00 → $977.00 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterated | Neutral | $1,000.00 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Telsey Advisory Group | Raised target | Outperform | $1,100.00 → $1,125.00 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | BMO Capital | Raised target | Outperform | $1,175.00 → $1,315.00 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | JP Morgan | Raised target | Overweight | $1,050.00 → $1,060.00 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $1,115.00 |
Source: Yahoo Finance analyst data, collected daily.