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2/9/2012 4:00 PM

Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

For the price of a membership, Costco allows customers to shop for low prices in its no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities.

Current Price $84.53 Mkt Cap $37.01B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 24.60
Prev. Close $84.28 Div. (Yield) 0.96 (1.20%)
Daily Range $84.07 - $84.60 Volume 1,313,403
52-Wk Range $69.54 - $88.68 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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16 Outperform
2 Underperform
 

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edwjm (99.77)
Submitted October 12, 2011

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) allows customers, for the price of a membership, to shop for low prices in its no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities. Many items are sold by the case, carton, or multiple-pack quantities only. Most sell-side… More

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witness1260 (81.70)
Submitted January 20, 2011

I'm kind of on a run where I've been getting all my ideas from what samstevens picks because I know he's pretty smart, but I don't agree with this one. 5 stars? Really? Sure, Costco is great. I love shopping there. It's so much fun to buy a 5000-pack… More

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Member Avatar bettor2win (42.19) Submitted: 1/31/2012 8:50:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $82.53 COST Score: -10.81

For the life of me I cannot figure out why this stock is NOT around $90....???

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Member Avatar clmkrt (48.97) Submitted: 1/25/2012 2:13:40 PM : Outperform Start Price: $82.13 COST Score: +0.41

solid business

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Member Avatar Z200 (61.24) Submitted: 1/19/2012 4:37:40 PM : Outperform Start Price: $62.42 COST Score: +35.21

As a stock, this company has had a long 15 year growth cycle with few downturns in that era. Even after the downturn, the rebound has been greater over the long term. It is the only stock that has remained in my radar since the 2008 downturn. I am hopeful that this growth cycle will continue for a bit longer.

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Score Leader

denofhc

denofhc (78.50) Score: +82.64

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in COST.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
denofhc 78.50 9/1/2006 6/11/2009 Outperform 3Y $43.83 +92.84% +10.20% +82.64 1 Comment
JudasTouch 99.09 8/30/2006 3/23/2007 Outperform 5Y $43.97 +92.27% +10.27% +82.00 0 Comment
FedtheFoot 81.51 8/30/2006 Outperform 5Y $43.97 +92.27% +10.30% +81.96 1 Comment
juanpo 85.32 8/31/2006 Outperform 3Y $44.02 +92.02% +10.33% +81.69 0 Comment
DirkStruan 87.68 9/1/2006 Outperform 1Y $44.31 +90.79% +9.46% +81.33 0 Comment
athayyar 68.21 9/1/2006 Outperform 5Y $44.67 +89.23% +9.42% +79.81 1 Comment
jmh1964 74.42 9/5/2006 Outperform 5Y $44.67 +89.23% +9.73% +79.50 0 Comment
bvnr1 29.90 9/5/2006 Outperform 3Y $44.67 +89.23% +9.73% +79.50 0 Comment
CyberTrade 92.48 9/5/2006 Outperform NS $44.67 +89.23% +9.73% +79.50 0 Comment
Hunzi < 20 9/5/2006 Outperform 5Y $44.67 +89.23% +9.73% +79.50 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackRSElDorados 25.22 1/10/2012 Outperform 5Y $79.15 +6.80% +4.61% +2.19 0 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 92.40 9/15/2011 Outperform NS $82.46 +2.51% +12.06% -9.55 0 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 5/6/2011 Outperform 3M $80.22 +3.02% -1.59% +4.62 5/23/2011 @ $82.64 1 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 2/28/2011 Outperform 3M $74.79 -4.32% -3.45% -0.87 3/15/2011 @ $71.56 1 Comment
TrackJMP 86.37 12/9/2010 Outperform NS $68.81 +22.84% +9.62% +13.22 0 Comment
TrackGoldmanSach 71.30 9/13/2010 Outperform 5Y $59.46 +32.25% +18.69% +13.56 4/25/2011 @ $78.64 1 Comment
TrackStifel 96.90 7/27/2010 Outperform NS $55.30 +52.86% +20.67% +32.18 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 7/9/2010 Outperform NS $55.65 +14.10% +10.00% +4.10 10/13/2010 @ $63.50 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 11/12/2009 Outperform 3W $58.48 +44.55% +24.15% +20.40 0 Comment
TrackRWBaird 90.46 10/3/2009 Outperform NS $54.23 +55.88% +32.68% +23.20 0 Comment
TrackWMBlair 89.85 9/21/2009 Outperform NS $55.87 +51.31% +27.83% +23.48 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 6/1/2009 Underperform 3W $49.37 +21.78% +15.05% -6.74 11/13/2009 @ $60.12 0 Comment
TrackCreditSuiss 93.26 5/28/2009 Outperform NS $46.32 +82.50% +51.20% +31.30 0 Comment
TrackJefferies 86.14 3/17/2009 Outperform NS $41.47 +103.83% +81.16% +22.67 0 Comment
TrackMcAdamsWrig 73.16 3/5/2009 Outperform NS $39.04 +67.06% +67.74% -0.68 10/7/2010 @ $65.22 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 2/6/2009 Outperform NS $43.94 +9.06% +4.54% +4.52 4/30/2009 @ $47.92 0 Comment
TrackChrisDavis 89.82 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $67.17 +25.85% +0.77% +25.08 1 Comment
TrackSoros 93.24 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $64.47 +0.72% -12.11% +12.83 9/30/2008 @ $64.93 1 Comment
TrackGaryBSmith 89.87 3/28/2008 Outperform 3W $61.25 +38.01% +6.74% +31.27 0 Comment
TrackEveillard 96.01 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $58.14 +45.39% -7.05% +52.44 1 Comment
TrackBuffett 91.68 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $58.14 +45.39% -7.05% +52.44 1 Comment
TrackPiperJaff 88.99 4/17/2007 Outperform NS $54.76 +32.39% -4.49% +36.88 5/30/2008 @ $72.50 0 Comment
Track2007Wired40 88.98 3/27/2007 Underperform 1Y $51.02 +65.67% +0.17% -65.50 0 Comment
TrackMatrix 92.65 9/25/2006 Outperform NS $47.76 +76.97% +9.06% +67.91 0 Comment
TrackWellsFargo 92.44 9/19/2006 Outperform NS $46.97 +79.95% +8.74% +71.21 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.89 8/31/2006 Outperform NS $47.41 +3.90% +2.28% +1.62 10/3/2006 @ $49.26 0 Comment
TrackHSBC < 20 8/31/2006 Underperform NS $44.59 +89.59% +10.28% -79.31 0 Comment
Track2006Wired40 97.70 6/27/2006 Outperform 1Y $52.33 +61.52% +16.49% +45.03 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 2/28/2006 Outperform 3W $49.83 -0.25% -25.88% +25.62 6/2/2009 @ $49.70 0 Comment

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