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 $838,318 were purchased by Jones Teresa A. on Jan 21 ’26. At $986.26 per share, Jones Teresa A. acquired 850 shares.
Also, DECKER SUSAN L sold 458 shares, netting a total of over 437,390 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $955.00 each, the insider now holds 8,532 shares.
Before that, SUSAN L DECKER TRUST had added 458 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $437,390, the Director bought Costco Wholesale Corp shares for $955.00 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Deutsche Bank on January 08, 2026, Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] has been a Buy. Analysts at Mizuho upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 24, 2025, Northcoast has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for COST. Earlier on December 15, 2025, Roth Capital downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for COST stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing COST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] plunged -0.68% to $976.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $971.5601, but it reached a high of $984.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.65%. Over the course of the year, Costco Wholesale Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.00%.
Is Costco Wholesale Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Costco Wholesale Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.22 million shares to 7.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 7.68 million shares. A decline of -2.97% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.57 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.57.
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 1025 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.29% from the previous closing price of $982.86. 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. On November 03, 2025, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $1050.
