DJ Costco Wholesale Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ rose 3.17% to $945.57 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Costco Wholesale Corp. closed 13.76% below its 52-week high of $1,096.50, which the company achieved on May 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.99% to $249.89, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ rose 2.15% to $114.95, and Target Corp. (TGT) rose 1.39% to $140.21.
Trading volume (2.4 M) remained 61,582 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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