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NASDAQ: COST
Costco Wholesale Corp Stock Forecast, Predictions & Price Target

Analyst price target for COST

Based on 18 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Costco Wholesale Corp.
Min Forecast
$605.00-17.42%
Avg Forecast
$740.78+1.11%
Max Forecast
$870.00+18.75%

Should I buy or sell COST stock?

Based on 18 analysts offering ratings for Costco Wholesale Corp.
Buy
Strong Buy
6 analysts 33.33%
Buy
7 analysts 38.89%
Hold
5 analysts 27.78%
Sell
0 analysts 0%
Strong Sell
0 analysts 0%

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COST stock forecasts by analyst

Analyst / FirmRatingActionPrice TargetUpside/DownsideDateAnalyst Color
lockedlocked$00.00+00.00%2024-03-15
lockedlocked$00.00+00.00%2024-03-11Find Out Why
lockedlocked$00.00+00.00%2024-03-11Find Out Why
lockedlocked$00.00+00.00%2024-03-08Find Out Why
lockedlocked$00.00+00.00%2024-03-08Find Out Why
Evercore ISI Group
Top 12%
89
BuyMaintains$815.00+11.24%2024-03-08
Truist Securities
Top 2%
99
Strong BuyMaintains$815.00+11.24%2024-03-08Find out why
Oppenheimer
Top 9%
92
BuyMaintains$805.00+9.88%2024-03-08
Wells Fargo
Top 24%
77
HoldMaintains$750.00+2.37%2024-03-08Find out why
Baird
Top 7%
94
BuyMaintains$850.00+16.02%2024-03-08Find out why

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Forecast return on equity

Is COST forecast to generate an efficient return?
Company
N/A
Industry
13.7%
Market
37.27%

Forecast return on assets

Is COST forecast to generate an efficient return on assets?
Company
N/A
Industry
4.55%

COST revenue forecast

What is COST's revenue in the next 3 years based on estimates from 12 analysts?
Avg 1 year Forecast
$252.2B+1.34%
Avg 2 year Forecast
$270.8B+8.84%
Avg 3 year Forecast
$285.7B+14.83%
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Forecast High Revenue Growth Forecast

COST earnings growth forecast

How is COST forecast to perform vs Discount Stores companies and vs the US market?
Company
4.48%
Industry
10.87%
Market
22.08%
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Forecast Earnings Growth vs Industry Forecast
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Forecast Earnings Growth vs Market Forecast
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Forecast Earnings Growth vs Savings Rate Forecast

COST revenue growth forecast

How is COST forecast to perform vs Discount Stores companies and vs the US market?
Company
4.84%
Industry
4.18%
Market
10.52%
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Forecast Revenue Growth vs Industry Forecast
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Forecast Revenue Growth vs Market Forecast

COST vs Discount Store Stocks

TickerPricePrice TargetUp/downsideConsensus
COST$732.63$740.78+1.11%Buy
WMT$60.17$65.36+8.62%Strong Buy
TGT$177.21$184.73+4.24%Buy
DG$156.06$147.83-5.27%Buy
DLTR$133.15$154.92+16.35%Strong Buy

Costco Stock Forecast FAQ

Is Costco Stock a good buy in 2024, according to Wall Street analysts?

The consensus among 18 Wall Street analysts covering (NASDAQ: COST) stock is to Buy COST stock.

Out of 18 analysts, 6 (33.33%) are recommending COST as a Strong Buy, 7 (38.89%) are recommending COST as a Buy, 5 (27.78%) are recommending COST as a Hold, 0 (0%) are recommending COST as a Sell, and 0 (0%) are recommending COST as a Strong Sell.

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What is COST's revenue growth forecast for 2024-2026?

(NASDAQ: COST) Costco's forecast annual revenue growth rate of 4.84% is forecast to beat the US Discount Stores industry's average forecast revenue growth rate of 4.18%, and while it is not forecast to beat the US market's average forecast revenue growth rate of 10.52%.

Costco's revenue in 2024 is $248,828,000,000.On average, 12 Wall Street analysts forecast COST's revenue for 2024 to be $111,830,123,224,183, with the lowest COST revenue forecast at $109,381,843,902,716, and the highest COST revenue forecast at $112,732,516,894,696. On average, 11 Wall Street analysts forecast COST's revenue for 2025 to be $120,107,675,456,023, with the lowest COST revenue forecast at $115,461,161,284,057, and the highest COST revenue forecast at $124,745,267,213,792.

In 2026, COST is forecast to generate $126,725,345,090,006 in revenue, with the lowest revenue forecast at $120,270,546,991,195 and the highest revenue forecast at $129,437,983,418,708.

What is COST's forecast return on assets (ROA) for 2024-2027?

(NASDAQ: COST) forecast ROA is N/A, which is lower than the forecast US Discount Stores industry average of 4.55%.

What is COST's Price Target?

According to 18 Wall Street analysts that have issued a 1 year COST price target, the average COST price target is $740.78, with the highest COST stock price forecast at $870.00 and the lowest COST stock price forecast at $605.00.

On average, Wall Street analysts predict that Costco's share price could reach $740.78 by Mar 15, 2025. The average Costco stock price prediction forecasts a potential upside of 1.11% from the current COST share price of $732.63.

What is COST's forecast return on equity (ROE) for 2024-2027?

(NASDAQ: COST) forecast ROE is N/A, which is considered weak.
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