love the store

good value

Cramer: The Ultimate Trading Group: Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link, Director of Research for Cramer's Action Alerts Plus Portfolio review the retail stocks. Real Money TV viewers get Cramer's videos first and commercial free!
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approved a quarterly increase from $.16 to $.18 per share, or $.72 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend of $.18 per share is payable May 29, 2009

Buy - Price 47.74 on April 7
by McAdams Wright Ragen

Our 50 target is based on 18 times our FY10-E of $2.75 per share. We should note, however, that this multiple represents a discount to the historic norm of about 20 times to 22 times earnings, and when the economic environment improves and earnings growth reaccelerates, we would expect COST's earnings multiple to expand. Investment risks include: uncertainty created by the shaky economic environment; and the competitive environment and degree to which continued markdowns impact COST's margins. Also, further strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies will negatively impact sales and earnings. Market cap: $17.3 billion.

Cramer: Not Buying Gap: Jim Cramer doesn't buy Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy" of the gap and sees better retail names."
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Cramer: Soft Good = Strong Rally: Jim Cramer likes the rally in soft goods, rails and banks and doesn't see the expected profit-taking selling happening.
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Mad About Options: The Low Cost of CostCo: The Mad About Options crew reviews Jim Cramer's recent bullish comments about CostCo and offers options strategies for traders and investors.

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Against the Grain: Buy Costco!: Marek Fuchs tells traders to wise up and look at Costco without the variables of gas and the dollar.
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From a recent Mad Money show:"Costco at $40 is intriguing. I'd start a position here. I'd pull trigger."

Tehy will be a long time coming back

Long term love -- short term hate. Worth considering under $50.