Highly valued or not, Costco NASDAQ: COST can continue to rally in 2025. The stock is pricey, trading at 55x its current year earnings estimate. Still, it factored in the growing cash balance, the likelihood of special dividends, and the robust growth outlook. The analysts forecast earnings will more than double over the next decade, putting this stock in a more reasonable valuation relative to the long-term outlook. Assuming the analysts are right, Costco trades at less than 25x its forward earnings outloo ...

When it comes to retail giant Costco Wholesale (COST 0.36%), there are plenty of things filling up the headlines. First and foremost, Costco stock just crossed $1,000 per share for the first time. For perspective, it traded closer to $100 per share 10 years ago.Costco stock is up, simply put, because business is good. For example, in the fiscal first quarter of 2025 (which ended on Nov. 24), the company's net sales were up 7.5% year over year. That might not sound like much. But it generates over $250 billi ...

Costco (COST 0.36%) is one of the best-performing large-cap retail stocks over the past five years. It continued to show why it's one of the top retailers when it once again reported strong results for its fiscal first quarter. The stock is now up more than 50% on the year and about 235% over the past five years, as of this writing.Let's take a closer look at the retailer's most recent results to see whether the momentum in the stock can continue.Another stellar quarterThis was the first quarterly report si ...

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A top Costco executive sounded the alarm on the potential consequences of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs — warning that it will raise prices of goods across the board.“When it rains, it rains on everybody,” Gary Millerchip, the chief financial officer of the $447 billion big-box retailer, told investors on an earnings call on Thursday.“Of course, tariffs raise costs. That’s not something that we see as a positive in general.” 4 Business leaders are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump ...

Almost nine months to the day after my last article , I am returning to Costco (NASDAQ: COST ) (NEOE: COST:CA ) - and while I’d like to say not a moment too soon, the truth is aMax Greve is a graduate of Northwestern University with a quadruple major in History, Economics, Political Science, and International Studies. Max is a full-time writer and in addition to stock market trends also writes articles on government, current events, macroeconomic trends, and last but not least, the ongoing inefficiencies of ...

The end of the year is a perfect time to reflect on your investment journey. Part of that reflection can involve identifying mistakes worth avoiding or portfolio moves to make before the end of the year. You can also dig deeper into a particular sector or type of stock, such as growth stocks versus value or dividend stocks.Here are three lessons you can use to help pick winning dividend stocks to buy and hold in the new year. 1. The power of earnings growthThere's no force more powerful in the stock market ...

Costco Wholesale (COST 0.10%) is not only a consumer favorite, but a top choice among the investment community as well. Shares of the warehouse club operator have risen 595% in the past decade. Including dividends, the total return is an exceptional 752% during that same period of time.That type of magnificent performance can draw in new investors to this retail stock, which continues to climb higher and now trades in record territory. Before you rush to buy Costco, here are three things you need to know.1. ...

The membership counter at a Costco store in Richmond, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ... [+] Images)Getty ImagesCostco Wholesale ruffled some feathers earlier this year when it warned that subscription rates were going up for the first time since 2017, but the bulk discounter beat earnings estimates for its fiscal first quarter yesterday.And along with Walmart, the discount retailer has successfully surfed the inflation wave this year as price conscious consumers have turned to cheaper options ...

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