D.A. Davidson analyst Michael Baker maintains $Costco (COST.US)$ with a hold rating.
According to TipRanks data, the analyst has a success rate of 62.0% and a total average return of 7.2% over the past year.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Costco (COST.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
Costco has reported another robust quarter, showcasing stable underlying trends, advancements in e-commerce with enhanced profitability, and strong membership growth. It is anticipated that Costco's positive momentum will persist.
The firm noted that Costco's US traffic increase of 5.6% and a gross margin improvement of 44 basis points are noteworthy, especially considering the company's emphasis on value, expansion of product selection, and appeal to a younger demographic. The company benefited from digital expansion and gasoline sales in terms of gross margins, which helped to balance out investments in wages and administrative expenses.
The company showcased robust underlying earnings for Q4, with gross margins and comparable sales slightly surpassing expectations, in addition to a steady global customer traffic increase of 6%. Although the projected EPS growth for FY24 is above average, a more prudent forecast is suggested for the upcoming years, taking into account the company's pattern of reinvesting member fee income rises. Nonetheless, optimism is maintained due to the momentum in e-commerce expansion and the appealing valuation of the company's stock.
Note:
TipRanks, an independent third party, provides analysis data from financial analysts and calculates the Average Returns and Success Rates of the analysts' recommendations. The information presented is not an investment recommendation and is intended for informational purposes only.
Success rate is the number of the analyst's successful ratings, divided by his/her total number of ratings over the past year. A successful rating is one based on if TipRanks' virtual portfolio earned a positive return from the stock. Total average return is the average rate of return that the TipRanks' virtual portfolio has earned over the past year. These portfolios are established based on the analyst's preliminary rating and are adjusted according to the changes in the rating.
TipRanks provides a ranking of each analyst up to 5 stars, which is representative of all recommendations from the analyst. An analyst's past performance is evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5 stars, with more stars indicating better performance. The star level is determined by his/her total success rate and average return.
戴維森信託分析師Michael Baker維持$好市多 (COST.US)$持有評級。
根據TipRanks數據顯示，該分析師近一年總勝率為62.0%，總平均回報率為7.2%。
此外，綜合報道，$好市多 (COST.US)$近期主要分析師觀點如下：
好市多報告了另一個強勁的季度，展示了穩定的基本趨勢，在電子商務方面取得了進展，盈利能力增強，並且會員增長強勁。預計好市多的積極勢頭將持續下去。
公司指出，好市多美國客流增加了5.6%，毛利率提高了44個點子，這些都值得注意，特別考慮到公司對價值的重視、產品選擇的擴展以及吸引年輕人群體。公司受益於數字擴張和汽油銷售對毛利率的影響，這有助於平衡對工資和行政費用的投資。
公司展示了第四季度強勁的基本收益，毛利率和可比銷售略高於預期，全球客流量穩步增長了6%。雖然預計FY24的每股收益增長高於平均水平，但建議對未來幾年做出更謹慎的預測，考慮到公司重新投資會員費收入增長的模式。儘管如此，由於電子商務擴張的勢頭和公司股票吸引人的估值，樂觀情緒得以維持。
提示:
TipRanks為獨立第三方，提供金融分析師的分析數據，並計算分析師推薦的平均回報率和勝率。提供的信息並非投資建議，僅供参考。本文不對評級數據和報告的完整性與準確性做出認可、聲明或保證。
TipRanks提供每位分析師的星級，分析師星級代表分析師所有推薦的過往表現，通過分析師的總勝率和平均回報率综合計算得出，星星越多，則該分析師過往表現越優異，最高爲5颗星。
分析師總勝率為近一年分析師的評級成功次數占總評級次數的比率。評级的成功與否，取決於TipRanks的虚擬投資組合是否從該股票中產生正回報。
總平均回報率為基於分析師的初始評級創建虚擬投資組合，並根據評級變化對組合進行調整，在近一年中該投資組合所獲得的回報率。
