Costco and Micron could be stock-split candidates if analysts’ median one-year targets are met: $1,100 and $1,600, compared with their Sept. 23, 2026, closing prices of $904.70 and $1,071.88. The article presents splits as possibilities, not announced plans.
The targets imply potential gains of 21.5% for Costco and 49.2% for Micron, based on 41 and 57 analyst outlooks, respectively. The article notes Costco’s 40.1 forward price-to-earnings ratio leaves little room for error; its author says Micron’s long-term contracts could improve sentiment, while concerns remain that its margins may shrink as supply catches up with demand.
Bank of America research, as reported by Statista, found that companies announcing splits averaged 25.4% total returns in the following year over four decades—twice the S&P 500 average in those periods. The article cautions that individual stocks can perform differently. Fractional-share investing has reduced the need to split shares to make them more affordable. In 2026, Booking Holdings completed a 25-for-1 split after trading above $4,000 a share.
