NASDAQ:ROSTRoss Stores Stock Price, Forecast & News

Ross Stores' stock was trading at $98.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ROST stock has decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $93.60.
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26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Ross Stores is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 20th 2020.
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Ross Stores will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, August 20th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The apparel retailer reported ($0.87) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.86. The apparel retailer earned $1.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 35.71%. The firm's revenue was down 51.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.15 earnings per share.
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Ross Stores announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.285 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This is an increase from Ross Stores's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.
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Ross Stores announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 5th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $2,550,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 7.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

26 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Ross Stores' shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' stock price to reach $108.85 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.3% from the stock's current price.
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Media headlines about ROST stock have trended very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ross Stores earned a daily sentiment score of 3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
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Ross Stores saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,670,000 shares, a decline of 16.8% from the July 15th total of 4,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,270,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Ross Stores include TJX Companies (TJX), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), Urban Outfitters (URBN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Guess? (GES), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Childrens Place (PLCE), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO) and Citi Trends (CTRN).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ross Stores investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Starbucks (SBUX), Visa (V), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA) and TJX Companies (TJX).

Ross Stores trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ROST."

Ross Stores' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bessemer Group Inc. (0.85%), Coho Partners Ltd. (0.65%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.54%), Swiss National Bank (0.47%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.47%) and Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.46%). Company insiders that own Ross Stores stock include Barbara Rentler, Bernard G Brautigan, George Orban, James S Fassio, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Hartshorn and Norman A Ferber.
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ROST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Teacher Retirement System of Texas, New York State Common Retirement Fund, UBS Group AG, Railway Pension Investments Ltd, Dearborn Partners LLC, and Farr Miller & Washington LLC DC. Company insiders that have sold Ross Stores company stock in the last year include Barbara Rentler, and James S Fassio.
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ROST stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bessemer Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Coho Partners Ltd., Galibier Capital Management Ltd., Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, Rheos Capital Works Inc., and ProShare Advisors LLC.
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Shares of ROST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ROST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $93.60.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $33.31 billion and generates $16.04 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $1.66 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.58 on an earnings per share basis. Ross Stores employs 92,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ross Stores is www.rossstores.com.

Ross Stores' mailing address is 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA, 94568. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at 925-965-4400 or via email at [email protected]