Technical Analysis for COST - Costco Wholesale Corporation

Grade Last Price % Change Price Change
C 731.54 0.81% 5.91
COST closed up 0.81 percent on Monday, March 18, 2024, on 72 percent of normal volume. The stock exhibited some range contraction during this trading session as price made an NR7 -- narrowest range of the last seven sessions.
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Date Alert Name Type % Chg
NR7 Range Contraction 0.00%
Calm After Storm Range Contraction 0.81%
Down 3 Days in a Row Weakness 0.81%
Calm After Storm Range Contraction -0.06%
Gapped Up Strength -0.06%
Calm After Storm Range Contraction -0.36%
Inside Day Range Contraction -0.36%
20 DMA Resistance Bearish -0.72%
New Uptrend Bullish -0.72%
Stochastic Reached Oversold Weakness -0.72%

   Recent Intraday Alerts

Alert Time
Up 1% about 10 hours ago
Possible NR7 about 10 hours ago
60 Minute Opening Range Breakout about 11 hours ago
Rose Above Previous Day's High about 13 hours ago
Possible NR7 3 days ago

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Description

Costco Wholesale Corporation engages in the operation of membership warehouses. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. Its product categories include candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning and institutional supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, cameras, garden and patio, sporting goods, toys, seasonal items, and automotive supplies; dry and institutionally packaged foods; apparel, domestics, jewelry, house wares, media, home furnishings, and small appliances; and meat, bakery, deli, and produce. The company also engages in the operation of gas stations, pharmacies, food courts, optical dispensing centers, one-hour photo centers, hearing aid centers, and print shops and copy centers; and car wash and travel businesses. In addition, it provides business and gold star (individual) membership services. As of November 28, 2012, the company operated 618 warehouses, including 447 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 84 in Canada, 32 in Mexico, 22 in the United Kingdom, 13 in Japan, 9 in Taiwan, 8 in South Korea, and 3 in Australia. Further, it is involved in online businesses at costco.com in the United States and costco.ca in Canada. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.


Classification

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
Keywords: S&P 500 Nasdaq 100 Electronics Retailing Alcohol Retailers Camera Gas Station Bakery Hearing Warehouse Club Home Furnishings Snack Food Ship Services Candy Private Label Products Car Wash Hearing Aid Office Supplies Filling Station Food Courts Membership Services Warehouse

Is COST a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Indicator Bull Case Neutral / Hold Bear Case
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200 DMA
ADX Trend
Oversold / Overbought
Relative Strength

Indicators

Indicator Value
52 Week High 787.08
52 Week Low 463.4992
Average Volume 2,210,537
200-Day Moving Average 593.27
50-Day Moving Average 714.16
20-Day Moving Average 741.51
10-Day Moving Average 741.86
Average True Range 13.74
RSI (14) 50.25
ADX 33.06
+DI 29.62
-DI 28.50
Chandelier Exit (Long, 3 ATRs) 745.86
Chandelier Exit (Short, 3 ATRs) 752.23
Upper Bollinger Bands 775.91
Lower Bollinger Band 707.11
Percent B (%b) 0.36
BandWidth 9.28
MACD Line 5.16
MACD Signal Line 10.13
MACD Histogram -4.9686
Fundamentals Value
Market Cap 324.6 Billion
Num Shares 444 Million
EPS 14.68
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio 49.83
Price-to-Sales 1.31
Price-to-Book 12.27
PEG Ratio 5.15
Dividend 3.96
Dividend Yield 0.54%
Pivot Point Level Traditional / Classic Fibonacci Demark Woodie Camarilla
Resistance 4 (R4) 742.52
Resistance 3 (R3) 741.90 737.62 740.69
Resistance 2 (R2) 737.62 734.82 737.93 740.08
Resistance 1 (R1) 734.58 733.09 736.10 735.20 739.47
Pivot Point 730.30 730.30 731.06 730.61 730.30
Support 1 (S1) 727.26 727.50 728.78 727.88 723.61
Support 2 (S2) 722.98 725.77 723.29 723.00
Support 3 (S3) 719.94 722.98 722.39
Support 4 (S4) 720.56