What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for COST Q2 Earnings?

Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Costco Wholesale in a research note issued on Thursday, January 9th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the retailer will post earnings per share of $4.04 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $900.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Costco Wholesale’s current full-year earnings is $17.83 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Costco Wholesale’s FY2025 earnings at $18.43 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on COST. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Costco Wholesale from $935.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Costco Wholesale from $975.00 to $1,090.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Raymond James boosted their price target on Costco Wholesale from $990.00 to $1,030.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,075.00 price target (up previously from $980.00) on shares of Costco Wholesale in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Costco Wholesale from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,013.59.

Costco Wholesale Price Performance

COST stock opened at $936.94 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $947.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $898.61. Costco Wholesale has a 12-month low of $667.64 and a 12-month high of $1,008.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $415.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.02, a PEG ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Costco Wholesale Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $1.16 dividend. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. Costco Wholesale’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.25%.

Insider Activity

In other Costco Wholesale news, EVP Richard A. Galanti sold 1,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $894.68, for a total transaction of $1,266,866.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,514,232. The trade was a 4.91 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Pierre Riel sold 2,000 shares of Costco Wholesale stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $896.71, for a total transaction of $1,793,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,210 shares in the company, valued at $9,155,409.10. This represents a 16.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COST. RMR Wealth Builders lifted its stake in Costco Wholesale by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 4,786 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $4,386,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. lifted its stake in Costco Wholesale by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 4,634 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $4,246,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Costco Wholesale by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,498 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,372,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Costco Wholesale by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 3,328 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,049,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Costco Wholesale by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 123,965 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $109,899,000 after buying an additional 973 shares during the last quarter. 68.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Costco Wholesale

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.