DJ Costco Wholesale Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) rose 1.16% to $945.47 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,711.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.02% to 53,559.99.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Costco Wholesale Corp. closed 13.77% short of its 52-week high of $1,096.50, which the company reached on May 19th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 3.97% to $266.43, Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 0.45% to $103.09, and Target Corp. (TGT) fell 1.66% to $163.18.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 847,639 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 28, 2026.
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