The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Costco Wholesale Corp shares valued at $595,230 were sold by Jones Teresa A. on Aug 20 ’25. At $992.05 per share, Jones Teresa A. sold 600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,362 shares worth approximately $2.26 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jones Teresa A. purchased 600 shares, netting a total of over 595,230 in proceeds.
Before that, Rubanenko Yoram had sold 4,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,899,852, the Executive Vice President traded Costco Wholesale Corp shares for $974.96 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $5.52 million.
As published in a research note from Erste Group on August 05, 2025, Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Mizuho started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of December 05, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for COST. Earlier on October 22, 2024, Bernstein initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for COST stock.
Analyzing COST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] rose 0.64% to $955.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $951.11, but it reached a high of $959.5 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.67%. Over the course of the year, Costco Wholesale Corp shares have jumped approximately 7.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $1,078.23 on 02/13/25 and a 52-week low of $871.71 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 951.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 947.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 959.90. The next price resistance is at 963.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Costco Wholesale Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Costco Wholesale Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 1.04 million shares to 5.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 4.86 million shares. A jump of 17.63% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.74.
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In terms of Costco Wholesale Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 1057.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.34% from the previous closing price of $949.78. Analysts anticipate Costco Wholesale Corp stock to reach 1100 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 1035. In spite of this, 23 analysts ranked Costco Wholesale Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 10, 2024, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $980.
