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 $1,776,904 were sold by POLIT JAVIER on Dec 29 ’25. At $867.21 per share, POLIT JAVIER sold 2,049 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,748 shares worth approximately $9.27 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, POLIT JAVIER sold 558 shares, netting a total of over 481,759 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $862.89 each, the insider now holds 10,190 shares.
Before that, POLIT JAVIER had added 559 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $481,759, the Officer bought Costco Wholesale Corp shares for $861.82 each.
As published in a research note from Northcoast on December 24, 2025, Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy. Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 03, 2025, Oppenheimer has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for COST. Earlier on October 15, 2025, BTIG Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for COST stock.
Analyzing COST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] plunged -0.38% to $862.34. The stock’s lowest price that day was $861.34, but it reached a high of $868.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.88%. Over the course of the year, Costco Wholesale Corp shares have dropped approximately -8.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $1,078.23 on 02/13/25 and a 52-week low of $844.06 on 12/16/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 859.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 857.23. In the upper region, resistance lies at 866.45. The next price resistance is at 870.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.78 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 steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.48 million shares to 6.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 7.22 million shares. A decline of -7.16% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.39.
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 1012.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.96% from the previous closing price of $865.65. Analysts anticipate Costco Wholesale Corp stock to reach 1171 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 769. In spite of this, 23 analysts ranked Costco Wholesale Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
