Quick Read – COST earns a BUY rating with a $1,042 price target representing roughly 10% upside, driven by 90% model confidence and accelerating digital comp growth. – WMT trades cheaper on forward earnings but grows at half Costco’s pace, and BJ’s lagging membership gains make…
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Costco (NASDAQ:COST) has been one of the most crowded long trades in consumer retail for years. After a choppy first half of 2026, the question is whether the warehouse giant still has room to run. My model says yes, but only modestly.
Costco traded at $945.57 as of the last close, and the 24/7 Wall St. price target for Costco is $1,041.86, implying 10.18% upside over the next 12 months. The model’s rating is buy, and confidence is high at 90%. What the Recent Price Action Is Telling Us Costco is up 9.96% year to date but has cooled recently, falling 4.17% over the past month after touching a 52-week high of $1,096.50.