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110.19 (1y: +22%)
Market Cap 48.95 B P/E(ttm) 23.50
Enterprise Value 47.32 B P/B 4.00
COST- NAS (USA)
Costco Wholesale Corporation
  • Currently 5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 5-Star stocks: 12.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 3%.
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Key Ratios

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Market Cap $M48,946Revenue $M103,128Net Margin (%)1.7Z-Score5.7
Enterprise Value $M47,323EPS $4.5Operating Margin %2.8F-Score6
P/E(ttm))23.5Cash Flow Per Share $6.1Pre-tax Margin (%)2.8Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book4.010-y EBITDA Growth Rate %10.6Quick Ratio0.5Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales0.55-y EBITDA Growth Rate %10.1Current Ratio1.1Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow16.1y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %9.4ROA % (ttm)6.3Higher Current Ratio y-yN
Dividend Yield %1.0Insider Buy (3m)0ROE % (ttm)13.8Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %24.6Shares Outstanding M436ROI % (ttm)12.3Gross Margin Increase y-yY

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 51.
TickerDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
COST2012-12-31 Reduce-0.14%$94.47 - $105.95
($98.25)		 $ 110.1912%Reduce -27.21%2,359,150
COST2010-03-31 Reduce-0.17%$57.07 - $61.65
($59.68)		 $ 110.1985%Reduce -29.76%5,989,281
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.
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COST is held by these Gurus:

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Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
COST Ray Dalio 2013-03-3113,30600.01New Buy
COST Ron Baron 2013-03-3114,01600.01+5.96%
COST Ruane Cunniff 2013-03-31740,4110.170.52+0.13%
COST Warren Buffett 2013-03-314,333,3630.990.54
COST Tom Gayner 2013-03-3140,5000.010.16
COST Mario Gabelli 2013-03-31101,8000.020.07-0.18%
COST PRIMECAP Management 2013-03-311,941,9500.450.3-17.68%
COST George Soros 2013-03-31000Sold Out
COST Meridian Funds 2013-03-31000Sold Out
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COST: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
SINEGAL JAMES DDirector 2013-06-14Sell8,000$110.371.56view
Murphy James P.Executive VP 2013-06-11Sell5,000$110.531.41view
SINEGAL JAMES DDirector 2013-05-15Sell8,000$110.861.11view
Rose Timothy L.Executive VP 2013-05-03Sell5,000$110.271.65view
McKay John DExecutive Vice President 2013-05-02Sell3,000$109.112.73view
GALANTI RICHARD AExecutive VP and CFO 2013-04-25Sell20,000$108.33.5view
RUCKELSHAUS JILL SDirector 2013-04-18Sell25,830$104.637.13view
SINEGAL JAMES DDirector 2013-04-15Sell8,000$105.456.3view
ZOOK DENNIS RExecutive VP 2013-04-03Sell4,000$106.55.25view
LAZARUS FRANZ EExecutive VP 2013-03-27Sell2,000$106.055.7view

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Target Corporation (TGT) Dividend Stock Analysis Apr 12 2013 
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Billionaire Bill Gates' Big Moves, Coca-Cola (KO) And More Mar 07 2013 
Latest Picks From Bill Gates Foundation: Buys Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart Stores, Sells C Feb 14 2013 
Costco Dividend Stock Analysis for 2013 Jan 24 2013 
comment on COST Dec 20 2012 
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Donald Yacktman Discusses Dividend Stocks and Special Cash Dividends Dec 05 2012 

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