COST - Costco Wholesale Corporation
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- Short Term2W - 6W
- Mid Term6W - 9M
- Long Term9M+
| Previous Close | 288.65 |
| Open | 293.00 |
| Bid | 304.25 x 800 |
| Ask | 304.25 x 1200 |
| Day's Range | 289.59 - 305.49 |
| 52 Week Range | 233.05 - 325.26 |
| Volume | 5,272,534 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,464,466 |
| Market Cap | 134.735B |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 0.75 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 35.82 |
| EPS (TTM) | 8.52 |
| Earnings Date | May 27, 2020 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 2.60 (0.90%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Feb 05, 2020 |
| 1y Target Est | 323.67 |
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TGT stock should be at the top of the list for bullish investors.Of the three retail stocks we'll look at today, Target is the cheapest, trading at 15 times price-to-earnings and 0.6 times sales. It's rare to find a cheap company whose stock still outperforms.There's also a technical reason to buy into the current dip. Once the stock lost the $110 level, it triggered a bearish pattern with a -$15 target scenario, which has already played out. There are many who doubt the value of technicals, but they're an essential tool for modern investors. Risking money in the markets without even basic chart knowledge means placing yourself at the mercy of those who pay attention to them. The good news is that this crash worked it out so that TGT stock is now at a solid support zone.The area around $90 per share has been a battle zone for TGT stock over the past two years. Both bulls and bears will want to fight hard to win the philosophical argument, creating congestion. On the way down, sellers overwhelmed the buyers. But this battle will bring that formula back into balance to form a trough.Remember that the "bottom" is actually a process, not a moment, and so trying to nail the perfect entry point is futile. The idea is simply to buy low and sell high, and this is as low as Target stock has been in a while. Costco (COST)As the the novel coronavirus hit the United States and panic set in, consumers' knee-jerk reaction was to hoard toilet paper, paper towels and disinfectants. Bulk retailer Costco saw massive lines as a result. This is somewhat ironic, given that shoppers put themselves in close quarters for hours in line, rather than social distancing. Nevertheless, shelves were bare in minutes. This process has repeated for weeks on end, though the trend has begun tapering a bit this week.While most other businesses are shut down, stores like Costco are experience a massive spike in sales. 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But beyond cleaning goods and the like, consumers also bought out most of the grocery section. So registers at WMT were singing a happy tune, and the P&Ls aren't looking as terrible as millions of dormant companies out there.However, looking past this period toward the future, we have to consider that much of this increase in sales now is pulling away from future sales. So we may be looking at a spike and then a consequent dip.So for the near-term following this quarter, comparable sales may look terrible. Investors looking to buy in now should know this and be okay holding the shares through that downswing. This effect is smaller for COST stock, since the extra sales were concentrated on a handful of items. For that reason, I would prefer Costco stock over WMT here.But for investors more concerned about value, Walmart is second-cheapest, with shares at 22 P/E ratio and 0.6 times full year sales. 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Amazon beckoned with warehouse work that pays up to $20 an hour and health benefits. She attended a hiring event near Portland in March and accepted a job offer that day.“It’s a big company and in times like this, their services are more in demand, so there’s some job security,” she said. “This whole thing took the wind out of my sails, and I just need a job to pay the bills.”Good pay, benefits and job security outweighed her alarm about the crowded job event, where she said people were packed side-by-side at tables to fill out online applications on shared computers that weren’t cleaned between uses.“I was so stunned, but I was so desperate to get the job I just did what I could by staying as far away from people as I could,” she said.Walmart Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp., Kroger Co. and CVS Health Corp. are all also ramping up recruitment to meet surging demand for essential supplies. 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