I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) stock rose 2.87% to $982.00 on Wednesday, outperforming the broader market which saw declines in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones. While competitors like Walmart and Target also gained, Amazon fell. Costco's trading volume exceeded its 50-day average, though the stock remains 10.44% below its 52-week high.
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Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) advanced 2.87% to $982.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.11% to 7,718.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 51,621.48.
Costco Wholesale Corp. closed 10.44% short of its 52-week high of $1,096.50, which the company achieved on May 19th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.74% to $254.08, Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 3.46% to $116.16, and Target Corp. (TGT) rose 2.18% to $155.31.
Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 14, 2026.
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