In a filing, Costco Wholesale Corp revealed its Executive Vice President Klauer James C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $3.92 million on Apr 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $981.07 per share,4,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Klauer James C now holds 43,994 shares worth roughly $42.99 million.
Then, Klauer James C bought 4,000 shares, generating $3,924,280 in total proceeds.
Before that, MILLERCHIP GARY sold 1,100 shares. Costco Wholesale Corp shares valued at $1,034,007 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $940.01 per share. As a result of the transaction, MILLERCHIP GARY now holds 11,165 shares, worth roughly $10.91 million.
Mizuho initiated its Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on April 11, 2025; the price target was $975. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Telsey Advisory Group’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in early December has reiterated a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for it. Bernstein began covering COST with “an Outperform” recommendation on October 22, 2024. Oppenheimer maintained its rating on October 10, 2024. It rated COST as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of COST
On Friday, Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] saw its stock jump 0.17% to $977.16. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.74%. Costco Wholesale Corp shares have risen nearly 6.65% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 35.21% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $1078.23 was reached on 02/13/25, a 52-week low of $714.41 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $973.20, while 200 days put it at $927.52.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For COST Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 967.25, which if violated will result in even more drops to 957.35. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 982.69. A further resistance level may holdings at 988.23. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.30, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 12.32, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 17.75%. Stochastics %K at 81.47% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Costco Wholesale Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Costco Wholesale Corp stocks on 2025-04-15, dropping by -0.82 million shares to a total of 6.04 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 6.87 million shares. There was a decline of -13.6%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 27, 2024 when Telsey Advisory Group resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $1000.
