Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Costco Wholesale Corp shares valued at $1,267,280 were sold by GALANTI RICHARD A on Oct 24 ’24. At $894.68 per share, GALANTI RICHARD A sold 1,416 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 27,400 shares worth approximately $25.88 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jones Teresa A. sold 800 shares, netting a total of over 717,236 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $896.54 each, the insider now holds 2,961 shares.
Before that, GALANTI RICHARD A had added 1,417 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,267,280, the Officer bought Costco Wholesale Corp shares for $894.34 each.
As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on December 05, 2024, Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $1050. Analysts at Bernstein started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 10, 2024, Oppenheimer has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for COST. Earlier on September 27, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for COST stock.
Analyzing COST Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.99%. Over the course of the year, Costco Wholesale Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.10%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $956.55 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $902.00 on 01/02/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $949.49, while a 200-day SMA reached $866.52. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 2.15 million shares from 2.04 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 938.65, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 932.59. In the upper region, resistance lies at 951.35. The next price resistance is at 957.99. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.79 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 18.65, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 21.72%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
