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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Costco Q2 earnings preview: Potential membership fee increase, inflation in focus  Yahoo Finance Source link

Costco (COST) stock could be nearing a key inflection point after a challenging holiday season, provided execs finally reveal a long-rumored profit-boosting member fee increase. “We believe we may reach a compelling tactical inflection point at some time in the next 2-3 months ahead of a potential membership fee increase in the spring,” John Heinbockel, analyst at Guggenheim, wrote in a new client note on Tuesday. Costco’s last membership fee increase took place on June 1, 2017. The warehouse… Source link

Investors are closely watching Yahoo Finance Company of the Year Costco as it is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings Thursday after the market close. Costco is coming off cooling sales in November as shoppers spend more cautiously amid news of increasing layoffs and stubbornly high inflation. The retail giant’s same-store sales growth cooled vs. October, the company reported on Nov. 30. Costco stock subsequently sold off — it is down more than 7% in December — as investors… Source link

Investors are closely watching Yahoo Finance Company of the Year Costco as it is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings Thursday after the market close. Costco is coming off cooling sales in November as shoppers spend more cautiously amid news of increasing layoffs and stubbornly high inflation. The retail giant’s same-store sales growth cooled vs. October, the company reported on Nov. 30. Costco stock subsequently sold off — it is down more than 7% in December — as investors… Source link

Citing the accomplishment by Costco Wholesale Corp. of keeping its prices competitive while boosting sales, Yahoo Finance has named the warehouse club operator its 2022 Company of the Year. “In a year of rampant inflation—not seen since the early 1980s—Costco  was a warm hug to millions of loyal members by keeping prices for everything from food to gasoline as low as possible, just as rivals were aggressively jacking up prices,” Yahoo… Source link

In a year of rampant inflation—not seen since the early 1980s—Costco (COST) was a warm hug to millions of loyal members by keeping prices for everything from food to gasoline as low as possible, just as rivals were aggressively jacking up prices. It also provided a warm hug to its fans on Wall Street, producing stellar results from sizable same-store sales increases to its stock price, which got the best of the S&P 500 (^GSPC) index. Not to mention its sales of $222.7 billion in the… Source link

Costco (COST): Total comparable store sales rose 8.5% in September, beating Wall Street’s earnings estimate of 6.3% growth. Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange rose 8.6%. Net sales for last month totaled $21.5 billion, up 10.1% from a year ago. Ford (F): The company is raising the price of its F-150 lightning for the second time in recent months, driven by higher costs and supply chain issues. The 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro, which is… Source link

FedEx (FDX): The delivery company announced cost-cutting measures and rate hikes after warning in preliminary fiscal first-quarter results of weakening demand. FedEx released its fiscal first-quarter results in an 8-K before the close of trading Thursday, sending shares up 0.8%. The company outlined plans to save up to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2023 and up to $4 billion by fiscal 2025. “We’re moving with speed and agility to navigate a difficult operating environment, pulling cost,… Source link

Costco (COST) has turned into the ultimate safe-haven investment (yet again) as markets have gotten uprooted due to the Russian war on Ukraine. Shares of the warehouse giant have gained about 8% since the war began in late February. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are down slightly during that same span. Walmart’s stock (WMT) is up 5% The buying activity likely reflects several factors. First is that Costco is a mostly U.S.-focused operation, meaning less relative geopolitical risk to the… Source link

Billionaire investor Charlie Munger reiterated his confidence in Costco (COST) even after the stock’s record run-up. “I’ve always believed that nothing was worth an infinite price. So even an admirable place like Costco could get to a price where you would say that’s too high,” Munger said during The Daily Journal’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. “But I would argue that, if I were investing money for some sovereign wealth fund or some pension fund, and I had a 30-, 40-, 50-year time… Source link