WhyIsItDown

Why is COST down today?

-3.91%
$956.32 Today's range: $945.45 – $998.82

COST is down 3.9% — significantly more than its β-adjusted expected move of 1.51%, suggesting company-specific factors are driving the decline.

Intraday Relative Performance

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Historical Context · 252 trading days

COST moves this much roughly 5 times a year.

Expected vs Actual

Expected move -1.51%
Actual move -3.91%

If COST just followed the market, we'd expect it near -1.51%.

Key Drivers

No high-relevance news found in the latest tick.

Editorial Analysis

"COST's 3.91% drop is 2.3× larger than what its sector explains — this is company-specific."

COST moved -3.87% today, exceeding what its sector benchmark (XLP) explains. The β-adjusted move flags this as company-specific rather than a sector-wide rotation.

We're still gathering reported context. This page will refresh with cited statements as new information arrives. The verdict here is purely statistical — based on observed price action versus the stock's idiosyncratic volatility band.

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