1 Green Flag for Costco Stock (COST) Right Now

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) has been an amazing investment for lots of people, averaging annual gains of more than 20% over the past three, five, 10, and 15 years. That's quite impressive! You might, therefore, want to invest in Costco yourself. Well, here's a green flag for you -- but there's a red flag, too.The green flag is simply Costco itself and the way it does business. It serves multiple stakeholders very well: It limits its markups on products, offering customers good prices; it offers above-average wages and benefits to its employees; and it delivers not only solid stock-price appreciation over time to shareholders but also dividend income. Costco's dividend yield was recently just 0.55%, but the company has occasionally paid out some hefty special dividends. Policies and practices such as these result in rather loyal customers, employees, and shareholders.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool