Costco Wholesale (COST 0.75%) and Home Depot (HD 1.01%) are both leaders when it comes to brick-and-mortar shopping, even if they have different specialties. Cerainly, both possess tremendous scale and brand recognition -- and combined, they carry a gargantuan market capitalization of over $700 billion. But which of these top retail stocks is the better buy today? Let's take a closer look at Costco and Home Depot and see if we can find out.Costco: Memberships are keyInvestors know Costco as the dominant war ...

Costco Wholesale (COST 0.75%) has trounced the market over almost any period you can check. It has a differentiated operating model that breeds loyalty and high sales and is resilient during challenging times.Some investors think that Costco stock is too expensive to buy right now, and valuation should certainly be a factor in your investing decisions. But before you get to that, evaluate Costco's business, and you'll see why this is a no-brainer buy-and-hold stock.It's all about the membersCostco, as oppos ...

Costco Key StatsAnalysts' Estimatefor Q2 FY 2024Q1 FY 2024Q2 FY 2023Net Income$1.62 billion$1.59 billion$1.47 billionEarnings Per Share$3.62$3.58$3.30Revenue (Net Sales)$57.88 billion$56.72 billion$54.24 billion The Key Metric: Memberships Essential to Costco's continued fiscal growth is its membership fee model. The company charges fees to members at multiple tiers in order to access its warehouses and ecommerce offerings. Costco has strong brand loyalty among members, with a 92.7% renewal rate in the U ...

jetcityimage Quick Business Overview Costco (NASDAQ:COST) operates a network of membership warehouses and e-commerce websites globally, delivering efficiently-priced, cost-effective goods to consumers. The company offers a wide range of name-brands, but also privately labeled products. If you have ever gone to Costco and seen a "Kirkland" product, that is Costco's premium in-house brand. Because Costco works directly with its suppliers to get the lowest priced products to its customers, the company ha ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Costco (COST) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Costco currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of ...

Walmart (WMT 0.05%) surprised many investors when it announced a stock split in late January. Stock splits are most common when share prices are nearing over $1,000, not when a stock trades for around $175 (pre-split).But Walmart gave a great reason for splitting its stock:Sam Walton believed it was important to keep our share price in a range where purchasing whole shares, rather than fractions, was accessible to all of our associates. Having employees own stock gives them a sense of ownership, making them ...

Investing in the stock market is a volatile journey, making it necessary to hold safe haven stocks in your portfolio. During periods of economic uncertainty, it is important to be confident in your investments. Unlike their cyclical counterparts, safe haven stocks exhibit characteristics of resilience and relative strength. This provides an extra layer of safety to protect your portfolio during market drawdowns. Additionally, these companies boast strong financial health, with a history of weathering econom ...

Costco (COST) ended the recent trading session at $744.76, demonstrating a -0.08% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.25%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.37%.Shares of the warehouse club operator witnessed a gain of 7.4% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Retail-Wholesale sector with its loss of 0.11% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.8%.Investors will be eagerly watching for t ...

During periods of stock market volatility and widespread uncertainty, identifying winning stocks among thousands can be challenging. However, when examining their historical performance, certain choices distinguish themselves by consistently adapting, overcoming challenges, and emerging profitable year after year.Finbold analyzed historical performance, CEO guidance, financials, and other relevant indicators to identify three stocks investors can confidently buy and hold for profitable returns.Costco Wholes ...

There’s a lot of hype, even euphoria, surrounding the top semiconductor stocks these days, specifically those with exposure to the generative artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Undoubtedly, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) pulled off yet another impressive quarter, helping lift the broader basket of AI chip stocks and most of the technology sector. While I remain upbeat over Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang’s ability to feed the incredible (and growing) demand for AI chips and software over the next few years, it’s not hard ...