Should Investors Buy Walmart Stock Instead of Costco Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Feb 23, 2025 at 5:29AM

NYSE: WMT

Walmart

Market Cap

$780B

Today's Change

(-0.52%) -$0.51

Current Price

$97.45

Price as of June 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Walmart (WMT -0.52%) and Costco (COST 0.42%) are arguably two of the best merchandisers in the world.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 19, 2025. The video was published on Feb. 21, 2025.

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