8 tracked public figures made calls on COST. We grade SELL/REDUCE calls as Correct/Incorrect/Pending, and compare BUY/ADD returns against the S&P 500 over matched windows.
On average, public BUY calls on Costco beat the S&P 500 by +1.6%.
| Who | Signal | Date | Return / Grade | Buy vs S&P | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziptrader | BUY | Nov 01, 2023 | +74.6% | +53.5% | source ↗ |
| Jim Cramer | SELL | Nov 16, 2025 | ✗ Incorrect | — | source ↗ |
| Anthony Albanese | BUY | Oct 19, 2024 | +9.7% | +11.1% | source ↗ |
| Brian Moynihan | BUY | Feb 27, 2026 | -3.8% | -5.5% | source ↗ |
| Savita Subramanian | BUY | Feb 27, 2026 | -3.8% | -5.5% | source ↗ |
| Jamie Dimon | BUY | Mar 15, 2026 | -2.9% | -3.1% | source ↗ |
| Dan Ives | SELL | Feb 12, 2026 | ✗ Incorrect | — | source ↗ |
| Mark Cuban | BUY | Mar 18, 2026 | -0.8% | -1.9% | source ↗ |
| Ziptrader | BUY | Jun 11, 2025 | -2.5% | +7.8% | source ↗ |
| Jim Cramer | BUY | Sep 30, 2025 | -0.3% | +0.9% | source ↗ |
Ziptrader currently ranks #1 on COST with +36.1% average buy return vs +30.6% for the S&P 500 (+5.4% alpha) across 2 scored buy calls.
Yes. Across 8 scored BUY/ADD calls, average return is +8.8% vs +7.2% for the S&P 500 (+1.6% alpha).
SELL/REDUCE calls are shown as Correct, Incorrect, or Pending. Only BUY/ADD calls are compared directly against the S&P 500 in the ticker-level return stats.