Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) announces a quarterly dividend of $0.50

ME Staff

7 years ago

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) to go ex-dividend.On 8/1/2017 Costco Wholesale Corporation ( NASDAQ:COST ) announced that it will be issuing a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.50 down from Previous Dividend: $0.45  $0.50 making the yield 1.25%.Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Ex- dividend dateCostco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is set to go ex-dividend on 8/16/2017 and will be payable on 9/1/2017 Dividend History for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) The next payable dividend for Costco Wholesale Corporation is scheduled for 9/1/2017. There is an annual dividend of $$2.00 with a yield of 1.25% The company’s dividend has increased by 13.20% on a 3 Year Average The payout ration for the trailing 12 months of earnings is 34.66% , 34.66% based on this years estimates and 31.20% based on next years projected estimates.Recent Dividend History for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)

On 1/24/2013 Costco Wholesale Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.28.
On 4/30/2013 Costco Wholesale Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31.
On 7/22/2013 Costco Wholesale Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31.
On 10/29/2013 Costco Wholesale Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31.
On 1/30/2014 Costco Wholesale Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31.
On 4/29/2014 Costco Wholesale Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.36.

Recent Insider Trading for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)

On 7/3/2017 John W Meisenbach, Director, sold 1,000 with an average share price of $160.28 per share and the total transaction amounting to $160,280.00.
On 6/7/2017 James P Murphy, VP, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $181.30 per share and the total transaction amounting to $906,500.00.
On 6/6/2017 Daniel M Hines, Insider, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $181.32 per share and the total transaction amounting to $906,600.00.
On 6/5/2017 John D Mckay, Insider, sold 3,000 with an average share price of $181.60 per share and the total transaction amounting to $544,800.00.
On 3/24/2017 James D Sinegal, Director, sold 100,000 with an average share price of $166.35 per share and the total transaction amounting to $16,635,000.00.
On 3/16/2017 Timothy L Rose, VP, sold 4,000 with an average share price of $166.95 per share and the total transaction amounting to $667,800.00.

Recent Analyst Rating for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)

On 7/31/2017 Deutsche Bank AG, Set Price Target, to Hold with a price target of $172.00
On 7/27/2017 Robert W. Baird, Set Price Target, to bought with a price target of $200.00
On 7/24/2017 Cowen and Company, Reiterated Rating, to Outperform
On 7/10/2017 BMO Capital Markets, Downgrade, fromOutperform to Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $185.00 to $160.00
On 7/6/2017 Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Reiterated Rating, to bought
On 7/6/2017 Sanford C. Bernstein, Reiterated Rating, to Hold

Recent Trading for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation closed the previous trading session at 159.72 up +1.21 0.76% with 4,759,832 shares trading hands.