In the third quarter, Capital Investment Counsel Inc. trimmed its position in Costco Wholesale by 3.3%, selling 2,242 shares to hold 65,491 shares valued at $60.6 million as of the most recent SEC filing. Costco now represents 7.4% of the fund’s portfolio, ranking as its third-largest holding. Elsewhere, Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake by 12.3% to 19,825 shares (approximately $18.2 million) during the fourth quarter, while Revolve Wealth Partners LLC added 130 shares for a 13.1% gain. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC expanded its position by 45% in the second quarter, and Sivia Capital Partners and Kathmere Capital Management lifted their holdings by 4.5% and 6.3%, respectively. Combined, institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.48% of Costco’s outstanding stock.

Director Susan L. Decker sold 458 shares at an average price of $955 on January 16 for total proceeds of $437,390, reducing her stake by 5.09% to 8,532 shares. On January 21, EVP Teresa A. Jones disposed of 850 shares at an average price of $986.26, generating $838,321 in proceeds and cutting her position by 16.74% to 4,228 shares. Collectively, insiders have sold 9,315 shares valued at $8.55 million over the last quarter. Company insiders now hold 0.10% of Costco shares.

On December 11, Costco reported quarterly EPS of $4.34, surpassing consensus by $0.07, on revenue of $67.31 billion—an 8.3% year-over-year increase and ahead of the $67.03 billion forecast. Return on equity stood at 29.35% with a net margin of 2.96%. Analysts project full-year EPS of 18.03. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share, payable February 13 to holders of record on January 30, implying a $5.20 annualized payout and a yield of 0.5%. Costco’s dividend payout ratio is 27.85%.

As of last close, Costco has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company’s market capitalization stands at $436.4 billion with a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.66 and a PEG ratio of 5.89. Its 50-day and 200-day moving averages are $900.28 and $929.81, respectively. Over the past 12 months, the stock traded between a low of $844.06 and a high of $1,078.23, and exhibits a beta of 1.02.