To navigate the volatility the year may bring, blue-chip retail stocks like WMT, COST and HD offer a blend of stability and growth.
Costco (COST 1.25%) has delivered fantastic growth in recent years thanks to its ability to offer customers bargain prices on everything from food to gas. The warehouse giant has seen annual revenue soar more than 50% over the past five years to $254 billion, and the stock price has followed, advancing more than 200%.
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Now a third of Costco's annual sales, store brand Kirkland is a draw for shoppers and a negotiating tool with suppliers.
Costco's $86 billion Kirkland Signature brand went against industry standards when it was launched in 1995. WSJ breaks down why the private label is now the retail behemoth's secret weapon.
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Costco (COST) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
After surging to a 52-week high of about $1,078 earlier this year, shares of membership-based retailer Costco Wholesale (COST 0.39%) took a huge hit. On the surface, the stock declined because the company reported worse-than-expected fiscal Q2 earnings per share and because of the higher costs Costco could face from tariffs.
There's no such thing as a stock that's worth buying at any price. A no-brainer bargain at one valuation will necessarily be a bad purchase at another, higher one.
Costco (COST 1.50%) has long been a consistent winner on the stock market. The retailer has one of the most resilient business models in its industry, and the brand has long had a loyal customer base, made up of people who love the retailer's quality goods at low prices, the treasure-hunt nature of the shopping experience, and bargain prices on products like rotisserie chickens.
The goal of every investor is to grow wealth. Ideally, a small investment in a stock will bring gains in year after year (and eventually decade after decade).
Investors aren't fans of uncertainty. And there has been a lot of uncertainty rattling the market in the past couple of weeks, mainly related to the tariff announcements made by the new Trump administration.
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