Klauer James C

Klauer (EVP) sold 1,500 COST shares at $939.00 on 2026-01-14; holds 44,836 shares post-transaction.

James C Klauer, Executive Vice President of Costco, sold 1,500 shares at $939.00 on 2026-01-14 for $1,408,500.00, reducing holdings by 3.2% to 44,836 shares. The current stock price of $956.75 is 11.2% below its 52-week high of $1076.86, and the stock has appreciated 11.2% over the past 30 days. At the same-ticker level, Klauer's prior two sales at COST occurred on 2025-04-17 (followed by 30d +4.6%, 90d -3.0%) and 2023-10-11 (followed by 30d +2.7%, 90d +18.7%), showing mixed timing results with 1 of 2 well-timed at the 90-day mark. The current sale does not appear to have been preceded by material deterioration in fundamentals—Costco reported $17.8B in latest quarterly revenue, $306.0M net income, 8.2% annual revenue growth, and a 51.16 P/E ratio. The transaction represents a routine open-market sale by a senior executive maintaining substantial ongoing holdings.

COST: EVP Klauer sells 4,000 shares ($3.9M) at $981.07; retains 98 shares, holding down 97.6%.

Klauer James C, Executive Vice President, sold 4,000 shares of COST on 2025-04-17 for $3,924,280.00, a substantial open-market disposition that reduced his stake from 4,098 to 98 shares (-97.6%). The sale was executed at $981.07, which is -11.1% from the 52-week high of $1076.86; the current price sits at $957.77. Klauer's cross-ticker track record (1 prior sell) shows an average 90-day return of +18.7% after the sale, indicating his prior sells were poorly timed against subsequent gains. His COST-specific history shows 1 prior sale on 2023-10-11, which also delivered +18.7% over 90 days post-sale, establishing a pattern where his sales have not preceded declines. The near-complete liquidation of his COST holding at a price 11.1% below the 52-week peak—combined with a track record of selling into rallies—warrants observation of whether this represents a final exit or signals a shift in his relationship to the company.