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.
Best time to own COST in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +6.2% | #344 |
| one week | Jan 2, 2026 | Jan 9, 2026 | +8.2% | #447 |
| one month | Jan 14, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 | +17.0% | #372 |
| 3 months | Jan 2, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | +18.9% | #421 |
| 6 months | Nov 19, 2025 | May 19, 2026 | +23.2% | #384 |
| one year | Oct 2, 2024 | Feb 13, 2025 | +22.9% | #376 |
Rank #447 for one week means 446 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+0.6% | -0.2% | -0.8% | -3.1% | -9.0% | +1.0% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
+0.1% | -4.8% | -5.8% | -1.9% | +2.3% | +28.4% |
| Best one week Jan 2, 2026 |
-0.9% | -2.2% | -7.3% | -6.7% | -12.8% | -5.6% |
| Best one month Jan 14, 2025 |
-0.8% | -0.4% | -7.3% | +3.2% | +9.1% | +35.0% |
| Best 3 months Jan 2, 2026 |
-0.9% | -2.2% | -7.3% | -6.7% | -12.8% | -5.6% |
| Best 6 months Nov 19, 2025 |
-0.5% | -2.6% | -4.7% | -9.1% | -13.7% | -3.8% |
| Best one year Oct 2, 2024 |
+0.1% | -3.3% | -1.6% | +2.4% | +23.9% | +60.0% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.