Costco Wholesale Shares Closed Higher Following Q4 Beat
<p><a href='https://financialmodelingprep.com/financial-summary/COST'>Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) </a>shares closed 3.31% higher on Friday following better-than-expected Q4 results. The quarterly EPS came in at $3.76 (vs. consensus of $3.57) and revenue came in at $62.68 million (vs. consensus of $61.3 million).</p>
<p>Analysts at Deutsche Bank increased their price target on the company’s shares to $424 from $399, stating that the upside came from both stronger membership fee growth and better SG&A leverage, which more than offset less favorable GPM. On this front, the brokerage noted that the sequential step back in core-on-core GPM vs. H1 is a function of fresh foods lapping very difficult compares and the normalization of sales mix as ancillary services recover.</p>


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