1 Magnificent Stock That Has Soared 98% in 3 Years: Here's Why You Should Avoid It Like the Plague Right Now [Yahoo! Finance]
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
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Even companies in old, boring industries can post outstanding gains. Just look at Costco (NASDAQ: COST) . This magnificent retail stock has crushed it for shareholders in the past three years, soaring 98%, a return that includes dividends. Costco is undoubtedly a wonderful company, but you should avoid it like the plague. Here's why. A bright-red flag Thanks to the stock's monumental performance, prospective investors have one key reason to hesitate to buy shares. And that's the steep valuation. As of this writing, Costco stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 46.8. This is 38% higher than its trailing-10-year average. And it represents a 107% premium to the S&P 500 All else equal, investors always want to prioritize paying an attractive valuation to buy shares in a business. It doesn't matter how wonderful a company it is. If you acquire shares when the market sells them at a huge markup, forward returns have a higher chance of disappointing you. In other word
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- 3/7/24 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 4/18/24 - Form 4
- 4/17/24 - Form 144
- 4/10/24 - Form 8-K
- COST's page on the SEC website