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Nomura Securities Reiterates Buy on Costco Wholesale (COST) Following 3Q Report

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Costco Wholesale (COST) Results Better, Now Look To Catalysts - Morgan Stanley

May 26, 2016 1:30 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley analyst, Simeon Gutman, is incrementally bullish after the Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) announcement. Investors were braced for an EPS miss given a litany of headwinds. That EPS beat ($1.24 vs $1.22 consensus) and appears to be of good quality with EBIT dollars coming in stronger by $18 million, shows that the business was well-managed in what could have been a weaker quarter. The firm maintained an Overweight rating and price target of... More

Costco (COST) volatility increases into Q3 same sales miss estimates

May 26, 2016 6:30 AM EDT

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is recently down 34c to $144.20 in the premarket after reporting Q3 EPS $1.24, compared to consensus $1.22. Q3 revenue was $26.15B, compared to consensus $27.07B. Reports Q3 SSS were flat. May weekly call option implied volatility is at 51, June is at 24,... More

Costco Wholesale (COST) Tops Q3 EPS by 2c; Comps Up 3% Ex-Gas

May 26, 2016 6:17 AM EDT

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) reported Q3 EPS of $1.24, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $1.22. Revenue for the quarter came in at $26.15 billion versus the consensus estimate of $27.07 billion.

Comparable sales for the twelve-week and thirty-six-week periods were as follows:

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Costco (COST) May weekly 145 straddle priced for 3% movement into Q3

May 25, 2016 3:51 PM EDT

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) May weekly 145 straddle priced for 3% movement into Q3.

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Costco (COST), Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) and Cray (CRAY) Highlighted in Stealth Growth Insider

May 25, 2016 12:38 PM EDT

Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) and Cray (NASDAQ: CRAY) were highlighted in today's issue of Stealth Growth Insider.

For Costco, same store sales... More

Costco (COST) volatility increases into Q3 and outlook

May 25, 2016 10:35 AM EDT

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) May weekly call option implied volatility is at 53, June is at 24, July is at 22; compared to its 52-week range of 13 to 31 into the expected release of Q3 results today.

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Nomura Bullish On Costco (COST) Ahead of Earnings Tonight

May 25, 2016 10:11 AM EDT

Nomura analyst, Robert Drbul, is bullish on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) ahead of 3Q16 earnings with a 3Q EPS estimate of $1.25, $0.03 above consensus. He is expecting sales growth of 3.9% to $26.5bn, including a +1.0% total comp sales increase.

The company continues to be negatively affected by deflationary trends across the store, including in meat, electronics, and... More

Trading Radar for 5/25: HP, Inc. (HPQ), Tiffany & Co. (TIF), Costco (COST), PVH Corp. (PVH), NetApp (NTAP) Report

May 24, 2016 2:42 PM EDT

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

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International Trade in Goods: Adv. - no Street consensus

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Costco (COST) puts more active than calls on increasing volatility into Q3

May 24, 2016 11:19 AM EDT

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) May weekly call option implied volatility is at 45, June is at 30, July is at 25; compared to its 52-week range of 13 to 31 into the expected release of Q3 results on May 26.

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Piper Jaffray Cuts Price Target on Costco Wholesale (COST) Ahead of 3Q Report

May 24, 2016 7:59 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray maintained an Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), and cut the price target to $171.00 (from $173.00), ahead of the company's 3Q earnings report. COST is scheduled to report earnings on May 25th.

Analyst Sean Naughton commented, "Ahead of Q3 earnings,... More

Costco (COST): RBC Cuts Ests Ahead of Earnings

May 24, 2016 6:55 AM EDT

RBC Capital analyst, Scot Ciccarelli, cut his estimates on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). Over the last several years, Costco has managed to deliver traffic growth of 3 5%. While monthly trends for most of 3Q have been slightly below that trend, particularly in April, which saw traffic growth... More