Costco is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of wholesale retail stores. The company is the third largest retailer in the world, with over 111 million people holding a Costco yearly membership worldwide.
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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Costco), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Costco is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
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 | Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) | 70.17% | 10.90% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) | 69.98% | 10.83% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) | 68.59% | 10.87% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) | 68.24% | 10.73% | Capital at risk |
 | iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) | 68.20% | 10.73% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
 | SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) | 67.96% | 10.70% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
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Over the last 12 months, Costco's shares have ranged in value from as little as $444.5337 up to $599.94. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Costco's is 0.776. This would suggest that Costco's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $594
| 1 week (2023-11-22) | 0.84% |
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| 1 month (2023-10-29) | 7.25% |
| 3 months (2023-08-29) | 8.34% |
| 6 months (2023-05-29) | 16.31% |
| 1 year (2022-11-29) | 13.15% |
| 2 years (2021-11-29) | 8.58% |
| 3 years (2020-11-29) | 60.41% |
| 5 years (2018-11-29) | 174.33% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Costco P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Costco's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 42x. In other words, Costco shares trade at around 42x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 10, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Costco's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Costco's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.4326. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Costco's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Costco's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Costco's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $10.6 billion (£8.3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Costco's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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