Costco's stock price has surged 50% since April last year, pushing its PE ratio from 45x to 62x, despite modest sales and earnings growth. Click here to read.

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Basically, when you examine Costco's valuation you can only come away with one take -- the stock is historically expensive. Yes, it is a good company, but it probably isn't a good stock to buy right now.