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Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Retail companies have faced significant headwinds this year due to sky-high inflation and supply chain disruptions. However, Costco Wholesale's (COST) strong revenue performance and consistent margins have helped the stock to remain resilient amid retail troubles. So is this stock worth adding to your portfolio now? Let’s find out….

Although high inflation and supply chain issues affect the retail industry, resilient consumer spending for general merchandise at relatively low prices from discount stores should benefit discount retailers Costco Wholesale (COST) and Target (TGT). But which of these stocks is a better buy now? Read more to find out….

With inflation expected to have reached a new high in June, consumers saw the impacts on their spending as prices of gas, groceries, and household goods went up. However, amid this scenario, fundamentally sound grocery stocks Costco Wholesale (COST), Kroger (KR), and Casey's General (CASY) are poised to be resilient,…

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 14.68% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.65%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $213.20 billion.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Costco Wholesale. Looking at options history for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) we detected 14 strange trades.

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