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$63.43 -8.57 (-11.90%)
7/23/2008 4:00 PM

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

CAPS Rating:
****

The Company operates membership warehouses that offer low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private label products in a range of merchandise categories in no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities.

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What the Community Thinks

Total Members

2117 Outperforms
113 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

546 Outperforms
37 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

9 Outperforms
2 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Retail - Membership Required (3), Nasdaq 100 (99), Retail (25), Large Cap (467), Discount, Variety Stores (19), Among Most Trustworthy Companies (97), Buffett Stock (50), S&P 500 (481), It's a Noun! (83), Multinational Company (16), Washington (12)
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Costco Wholesale Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $63.43
Last Trade Time: 7/23/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $72.00
Daily Range: $62.31 - $66.66
52-Week Range: $56.09 - $75.23
Volume: 40,322,989
Market Cap: $31.30B
P/E Ratio: 24.91
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Top Bull Pitch

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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

Avatar owshx (< 20) Submitted: 6/19/08 5:16 PM

Costco, Big Lots, and Wal-Mart are all going to move upward onward for as long as gas prices keep climbing, the housing market is in the dumps, and the dollar keeps dropping. The middle/lower class are starting to feel the pain in their wallets. Some think that this US economic slowdown will be shor...More

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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

Avatar VirtualTaco (73.55) Submitted: 4/25/08 4:57 PM

Overpriced. Will drop back in the $60's.

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Avatar ethicalfool (59.23) Submitted: 7/23/08 3:47 PM : Outperform Start Price: $63.54 COST Score: -0.15

Pentagon City store is still hopping

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Avatar ErnestBludger (94.87) Submitted: 7/23/08 3:44 PM : Outperform Start Price: $63.11 COST Score: 0.37

Sell off is overdone. Great LT buy too.

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Avatar skonesam2 (39.73) Submitted: 7/22/08 11:07 AM : Outperform Start Price: $71.16 COST Score: -12.67

Great business. A bit high at the moment, but long term this is still going to keep rising as people are more value-conscious with their buying habits. (Doesn't hurt that they have gas stations, either!)

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Avatar babaker11 (23.30) Submitted: 7/18/08 12:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $72.86 COST Score: -15.19

Great retailer with great prices and they continue to expand.

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Avatar elstumpo (47.85) Submitted: 7/08/08 10:12 PM : Outperform Start Price: $74.71 COST Score: -15.66

Very well-run company. Valuation doesn't look that attractive, but long-term should be great.

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TrackChrisDavis 80.11 06/03/08 Outperform 1Y $70.44-9.95%-7.96%-1.99 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackSoros 89.82 03/31/08 Outperform NS $64.83-2.16%-2.85%+0.69 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackGaryBSmith 74.96 03/28/08 Outperform 3W $64.23-1.25%-2.51%+1.26
TrackBuffett 73.68 09/30/07 Outperform NS $60.97+4.03%-15.97%+20.01 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackEveillard 93.14 09/30/07 Outperform NS $60.97+4.03%-15.97%+20.01 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
Track2007Wired40 94.05 03/27/07 Underperform 1Y $53.51+18.55%-10.25%-28.80
TrackMatrix 93.96 09/25/06 Outperform NS $50.09+26.63%-2.67%+29.30
TrackWachovia 80.07 09/19/06 Outperform NS $49.26+28.76%-2.96%+31.72
TrackHSBC 89.08 08/31/06 Underperform NS $46.76+35.66%-2.03%-37.69
Track2006Wired40 98.16 06/27/06 Outperform 1Y $54.88+15.57%+3.50%+12.07
TrackJimCramer 81.15 02/28/06 Outperform 3W $50.48+25.64%+0.28%+25.37

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