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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$916.48
-5.2%
$988.70
$702.00
$1,078.24
$406.63B0.951.96 million shs5.16 million shs
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MSFT
Microsoft
$359.84
-3.6%
$399.08
$359.48
$468.35
$2.68T120.78 million shs49.13 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
0.00%-1.42%-10.73%-0.01%+29.87%
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.00%-5.01%-9.34%-15.00%-14.42%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
4.5236 of 5 stars
3.44.03.31.53.42.51.3
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MSFT
Microsoft
4.8813 of 5 stars
4.54.03.32.92.71.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
2.72
Moderate Buy$1,029.0012.28% Upside
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
2.90
Moderate Buy$508.8641.41% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MSFT and COST Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/4/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,100.00 ➝ $1,100.00
4/1/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
Westpark Capital
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Initiated CoverageHold
3/31/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
Jefferies Financial Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$550.00 ➝ $500.00
3/20/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$1,075.00 ➝ $1,035.00
3/20/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
Tigress Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$550.00 ➝ $595.00
3/20/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$550.00 ➝ $550.00
3/20/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
Scotiabank
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Initiated CoverageSector Outperform$470.00
3/13/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
DA Davidson
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$425.00 ➝ $450.00
3/11/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,050.00 ➝ $1,070.00
3/10/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$940.00 ➝ $980.00
3/7/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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COST
Costco Wholesale
$264.09B1.54$18.78 per share48.79$53.28 per share17.20
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MSFT
Microsoft
$261.80B10.22$12.85 per share28.01$40.72 per share8.84
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$7.37B$17.1353.8246.556.152.93%32.31%10.55%5/29/2025 (Estimated)
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MSFT
Microsoft
$88.14B$12.4228.9724.482.2135.43%33.36%18.07%4/24/2025 (Estimated)

Latest MSFT and COST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/24/2025N/A
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MSFT
Microsoft
$3.20N/AN/AN/A$68.54 billionN/A
3/6/2025Q2 2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
$4.09$4.02-$0.07$4.02$63.02 billion$63.72 billion
1/29/2025Q2 2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
$3.15$3.23+$0.08$3.23$68.86 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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COST
Costco Wholesale
$4.640.51%+13.59%27.09%21 Years
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.320.92%+10.22%26.73%23 Years

Latest MSFT and COST Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/11/2025
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MSFT
Microsoft
quarterly$0.830.87%5/15/20255/15/20256/12/2025
1/23/2025
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
quarterly$1.160.49%2/7/20252/7/20252/21/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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COST
Costco Wholesale
0.23
0.98
0.43
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.13
1.35
1.34

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
68.48%
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
71.13%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
0.18%
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Costco Wholesale Co. stock logo
COST
Costco Wholesale
333,000443.68 million443.10 millionOptionable
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
228,0007.43 billion7.43 billionOptionable

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Costco Wholesale NASDAQ:COST

$916.48 -50.60 (-5.23%)
Closing price 04/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$914.25 -2.23 (-0.24%)
As of 04/4/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. 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.

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Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT

$359.84 -13.27 (-3.56%)
Closing price 04/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$359.75 -0.09 (-0.02%)
As of 04/4/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.