Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Costco Wholesale Corp shares valued at $3,093,615 were sold by Miller Russell D on Sep 29 ’25. At $915.00 per share, Miller Russell D sold 3,381 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,740 shares worth approximately $8.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Frates Caton sold 1,540 shares, netting a total of over 1,401,431 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $910.02 each, the insider now holds 9,284 shares.
Before that, THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST had added 3,381 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $3,093,615, the Affiliate bought Costco Wholesale Corp shares for $915.00 each.
Analysts at Erste Group downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of April 11, 2025, Mizuho has initiated its “Neutral” rating for COST. Earlier on December 05, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for COST stock.
Analyzing COST Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $910.96, but it reached a high of $916.3795 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.28%. Over the course of the year, Costco Wholesale Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.59%. 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 911.71, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 908.63. In the upper region, resistance lies at 917.13. The next price resistance is at 919.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.17 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 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.64 million shares to 6.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 5.91 million shares. A jump of 9.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.22.
Which companies own the most shares of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)?
In terms of Costco Wholesale Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 1035 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.14% from the previous closing price of $914.8. Analysts anticipate Costco Wholesale Corp stock to reach 1140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 907. In spite of this, 23 analysts ranked Costco Wholesale Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 22, 2024, Bernstein assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $1016.
