RBC Capital Raises Price Target on Costco Wholesale (COST) Following 4Q Report
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Jefferies Reiterates Hold on Costco Wholesale (COST) Following 4Q Report
September 30, 2016 8:09 AM EDTJefferies reiterated a Hold rating and $135.00 price target on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) following the company's 4Q earnings report. Total sales came in at $35.7bn as preannounced, but was softer than Q3, reflecting somewhat softer traffic. Shares have held up well the last 9... More
Cowen Reiterates Outperform as Costco Wholesale (COST) Remains Confident on Comp Growth
September 30, 2016 7:37 AM EDTCowen reiterated an Outperform rating and $170.00 price target on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) following the company's 4Q earnings report and conference call. COST acknowledged recent Cowen proprietary data which indicates Amazon Prime's footprint broadening and could pose a greater threat to Costco given a... More
Costco (COST) September weekly volatility elevated as shares up 1.7% in premarket on Q4 results
September 30, 2016 6:27 AM EDTCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is recently up $2.56 to $150.05 in the premarket after reporting Q4 EPS of $1.77, compared to consensus $1.73. Q4 revenue was $35.73B, compared to consensus $36.81B. September weekly puts option implied volatility is at 75, October is at 23; compared to its 52-week range of 15 to 30.
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September 29, 2016 7:07 PM EDTCalamp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP) 12.9% LOWER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.27, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.27. Revenue for the quarter came in at $90.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $92.26 million. GUIDANCE: Calamp Corp. sees Q3 2017 EPS of $0.24-$0.30, versus the consensus of... More
Costco quarterly profit beats on lower fees to Visa
September 29, 2016 4:27 PM EDT(Reuters) - Warehouse club retailer Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as it benefited from paying lower fees to credit card partner Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and shoppers spent more on appliances, electronics and hardware.
The lower payments helped offset falling prices of grocery and fresh food in the quarter, Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said on a post-earnings... More
Costco Wholesale (COST) Tops Q4 EPS by 4c; Comps Rose 3%
September 29, 2016 4:16 PM EDTCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) reported Q4 EPS of $1.77, $0.04 better than the analyst estimate of $1.73. Revenue for the quarter came in at $35.73 billion versus the consensus estimate of $36.81 billion.
Comparable sales for these periods excluding the negative impacts from gasoline price deflation and foreign... More
Costco (COST) puts more active than calls, September 148 straddle priced for 3.3% move into Q4
September 29, 2016 3:05 PM EDTCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) September weekly puts option implied volatility is at 75, October is at 23; compared to its 52-week range of 15 to 30 into the expected release of Q4 results today after the market close. September weekly 145 and 148 puts are active on total put volume of 29K contracts (18K calls).
... MoreCostco (COST) September volatility increases into Q4 and outlook
September 28, 2016 3:29 PM EDTCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) September weekly call option implied volatility is at 48, October is at 23; compared to its 52-week range of 15 to 30.
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Costco (COST) volatility increase into as shares near record high into Q4
September 28, 2016 9:29 AM EDTCostco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) September weekly call option implied volatility is at 38, October is at 22; compared to its 52-week range of 15 to 30.
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