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 $1,158,353 were sold by Barbre Tiffany Marie on Oct 24 ’25. At $934.62 per share, Barbre Tiffany Marie sold 1,239 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,155 shares worth approximately $4.82 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Adamo Claudine sold 2,700 shares, netting a total of over 2,526,336 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $935.68 each, the insider now holds 6,851 shares.
Before that, Barbre Tiffany Marie had added 1,240 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,158,353, the Officer bought Costco Wholesale Corp shares for $934.16 each.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on November 03, 2025, Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $1050. Analysts at BTIG Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. Earlier on August 05, 2025, Erste Group downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for COST stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing COST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] plunged -0.61% to $935.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $927.44, but it reached a high of $945.28 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.48%. Over the course of the year, Costco Wholesale Corp shares have jumped approximately 6.58%. 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 926.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 918.08. In the upper region, resistance lies at 944.39. The next price resistance is at 953.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.13 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 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.41 million shares to 6.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 6.54 million shares. A jump of 5.84% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.54.
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 10.02% from the previous closing price of $940.74. 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 April 11, 2025, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $975.
