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NASDAQ: COSTCostco Wholesale (COST) stock, explained like you're 5
Costco is a warehouse store where you pay a yearly fee to shop. Prices are low and sizes are big, so people stay members and buy in bulk.
- Ticker
- COST
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Size
- Mega cap, about 408.3 billion dollars
How Costco Wholesale makes money
- Membership fees, which are a big part of profit.
- Selling groceries, gas and household goods at thin margins.
- Its own Kirkland Signature brand.
What moves COST stock
- How many members join and renew.
- Sales at stores that were open a year ago.
- Consumer spending and whether it raises membership prices.
In the news lately
- Costco (COST) Stock May Be 17% Overvalued Following Digital Sales News (Yahoo Finance)
- One Stock Will Be 71% of a 63 Year Old Indianapolis Couple's $2.4 Million. Selling It Will Cost $290,000. Holding It Could Cost the Retirement (24/7 Wall St.)
- What Should Costco Stock Holders Take From Its Fiscal Fourth Quarter? (trefis.com)
- If You Invested $100 In Costco Wholesale Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today (Benzinga)
- Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Stock Price Down 1.5% Here's Why (MarketBeat)
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Questions about Costco Wholesale stock
What does Costco Wholesale do?
Costco is a warehouse store where you pay a yearly fee to shop. Prices are low and sizes are big, so people stay members and buy in bulk.
What is the ticker symbol for Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale trades under the ticker COST on the Nasdaq.
How does Costco Wholesale make money?
Membership fees, which are a big part of profit. Selling groceries, gas and household goods at thin margins. Its own Kirkland Signature brand.
What moves COST stock?
How many members join and renew. Sales at stores that were open a year ago. Consumer spending and whether it raises membership prices.
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