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Why is COST stock moving?

Costco Wholesale Corporation · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST · $438B
$989.11+5.8%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$846.26$1,092.5852 weeks
Buy · 40 analystsPT $1,089.88 +10.2%
  • P/E vs own-23.0%
  • P/E vs sector+53.1%
  • Target upside+10.2%
  • Off 52w high-9.5%
  • Insiders-$3.8M
  • FCF yield+2.1%
  • Earnings in55d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +2.6%
  • RSI72
  • MA20×50↑ in ~1d
  • Volume1.1x
  • Support-3.6%
  • Resistance+0.3%

The move, split

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) rose 1.1% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Consumer Defensive sector+2.1%
COST specific+0.1%

9 stories on the day (30-day average 5.4).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Context

  • News
  • Volume1.1x
  • Off 52w high-9.5%
  • Sector▲ +2.6%
  • Earnings in55d

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