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Log In and Add $114.95 -0.11 (-0.10 %) (As of 12/10/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$114.20Now: $114.95▼$115.3750-Day Range$109.01MA: $112.48▼$116.3352-Week Range$75.91Now: $114.95▼$117.58Volume1.20 million shsAverage Volume2.14 million shsMarket Capitalization$41.58 billionP/E Ratio26.98Dividend Yield0.89%Beta0.81 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Ross Stores, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brands. Its stores primarily offers apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company's Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores primarily to middle income households; and dd's DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores regular prices to customers from households with moderate income. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Family clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:ROST Previous Symbol CUSIP77829610 CIK745732 Webhttp://www.rossstores.com/ Phone925-965-4400Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.89 Current Ratio1.26 Quick Ratio0.50Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio26.98 Forward P/E Ratio25.15 P/E Growth2.38 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$14.98 billion Price / Sales2.78 Cash Flow$5.22 per share Price / Cash Flow22.01 Book Value$8.92 per share Price / Book12.89Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.26 Net Income$1.59 billion Net Margins10.47% Return on Equity49.88% Return on Assets19.46%Miscellaneous Employees88,100 Outstanding Shares361,730,000Market Cap$41.58 billion Next Earnings Date3/3/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive ROST News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:ROST Rates by TradingView Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) Frequently Asked Questions What is Ross Stores' stock symbol? Ross Stores trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ROST." How often does Ross Stores pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ross Stores? Ross Stores declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.255 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. View Ross Stores' Dividend History. How will Ross Stores' stock buyback program work? Ross Stores declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, March 5th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,550,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 7.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. How were Ross Stores' earnings last quarter? Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 21st. The apparel retailer reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.06. The apparel retailer earned $3.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.77 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 49.88%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. View Ross Stores' Earnings History. When is Ross Stores' next earnings date? Ross Stores is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ross Stores. What guidance has Ross Stores issued on next quarter's earnings? Ross Stores updated its fourth quarter 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $$1.20-1.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $$1.24. What price target have analysts set for ROST? 19 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Ross Stores' stock. Their forecasts range from $91.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' stock price to reach $115.11 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ross Stores. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Ross Stores? 19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ross Stores. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Ross Stores stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Ross Stores stock: 1. Guggenheim analysts commented, "We remain BUY rated and would use any weakness in shares as an incremental opportunity to accumulate; our price target is $105. ROST reported 1Q19 EPS of $1.15, above our estimate of $1.12, including a 2% comp sales gain (in line with our estimate). Total revenue was up 5.8% to $3.8bn (in line with our estimate). The comp sales increase in the quarter was led by an increase in basket size (with units up and AUR down slightly). Traffic was impacted by the softness in Ladies apparel, per mgmt. Gross margin was down 85bps (vs. our -70bps estimate), and SG&A expense deleveraged 10bps (better than our 50bps estimate), resulting in a ~100bps operating margin decline (vs. our -120bps estimate)." (5/24/2019) 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Ross Stores boasts a robust surprise trend, having delivered 11th consecutive earnings beat in fourth-quarter fiscal 2018, with 10 positive sales surprises in 11 quarters. Moreover, its commitment to price management, merchandise initiatives, cost containment and store expansion bode well. Further, the recently raised dividend and new share buyback program highlight its balance sheet strength and ability to generate cash to fund growth initiatives. However, the company lagged the industry in the past three months owing to expectations of higher freight costs and wage investments in fiscal 2019, which have been hurting margins for a while. These headwinds hurt operating margin and led to higher cost of goods sold and SG&A expenses, in fourth-quarter fiscal 2018. This along with expectations of difficult comparisons, a competitive landscape and macroeconomic headwinds led to a soft outlook for the first quarter and fiscal 2019." (5/13/2019) Has Ross Stores been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about ROST stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ross Stores earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Ross Stores. Are investors shorting Ross Stores? Ross Stores saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,590,000 shares, a decrease of 18.4% from the October 31st total of 4,400,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,860,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Ross Stores' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Ross Stores' key competitors? 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), Designer Brands (DBI), Childrens Place (PLCE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), Shoe Carnival (SCVL) and Chico's FAS (CHS). What other stocks do shareholders of Ross Stores own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ross Stores investors own include Home Depot (HD), Starbucks (SBUX), NVIDIA (NVDA), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Visa (V), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), Mastercard (MA), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Who are Ross Stores' key executives? Ross Stores' management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Michael Balmuth, Exec. Chairman (Age 68)Ms. Barbara Rentler, CEO & Director (Age 62)Mr. Michael J. Hartshorn, Group Exec. VP of Fin. and Legal, Principal Accounting Officer & CFO (Age 51)Mr. Bernard Brautigan, Pres of Merchandising- Ross Dress for Less (Age 54)Mr. James S. Fassio, Pres & Chief Devel. Officer (Age 64) Who are Ross Stores' major shareholders? Ross Stores' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.77%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.72%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.71%), Voya Investment Management LLC (0.55%), Coho Partners Ltd. (0.49%) and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.45%). Company insiders that own Ross Stores stock include Barbara Rentler, Bernard G Brautigan, Brian R Morrow, George Orban, James S Fassio, Lisa R Panattoni, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Bush, Michael J Hartshorn, Norman A Ferber and Sharon D Garrett. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ross Stores. Which major investors are selling Ross Stores stock? ROST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, Boston Partners, State Street Corp, SG Americas Securities LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Scout Investments Inc. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Ross Stores company stock in the last year include Barbara Rentler, Bernard G Brautigan, George Orban, James S Fassio, Michael Balmuth and Michael J Hartshorn. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ross Stores. Which major investors are buying Ross Stores stock? ROST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Point72 Asset Management L.P., LGT Capital Partners LTD., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Squarepoint Ops LLC, WBI Investments Inc. and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ross Stores. How do I buy shares of Ross Stores? 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. What is Ross Stores' stock price today? One share of ROST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $114.92. How big of a company is Ross Stores? Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $41.57 billion and generates $14.98 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $1.59 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.26 on an earnings per share basis. Ross Stores employs 88,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ross Stores. What is Ross Stores' official website? The official website for Ross Stores is http://www.rossstores.com/. How can I contact Ross Stores? 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] MarketBeat Community Rating for Ross Stores (NASDAQ ROST)Community Ranking: 2.5 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 788 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 795 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 1,583MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ross Stores and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe ROST will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe ROST will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/10/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Why is total return important?
