Ross Stores - ROST Stock Forecast, Price & News

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" ROST shares.
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17 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Ross Stores' stock. Their ROST share price forecasts range from $70.00 to $139.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $117.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.9%.
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Ross Stores' stock was trading at $116.07 at the start of the year. Since then, ROST stock has increased by 2.9% and is now trading at $119.48.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 7th 2023.
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Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 17th. The apparel retailer reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.19. The apparel retailer had revenue of $4.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.37 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 7.74% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.95%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.09 EPS.
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Ross Stores declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 6th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, December 30th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 5th.
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Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.03%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 30.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ROST will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.36% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Ross Stores declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 1st 2022, which permits the company to buyback $1,900,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Ross Stores issued an update on its fourth quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Saturday, December, 17th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.13-$1.26 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.13. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

1,341 employees have rated Ross Stores Chief Executive Officer Barbara Rentler on Glassdoor.com. Barbara Rentler has an approval rating of 67% among the company's employees.

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

Ross Stores' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Coho Partners Ltd. (0.71%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.49%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.26%), Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY (0.26%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.16%) and Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Barbara Rentler, Brian R Morrow, Brian R Morrow, George Orban, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Bush, Michael J Hartshorn, Michael K Kobayashi, Michael K Kobayashi and Travis Marquette.
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One share of ROST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $119.48.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has a market capitalization of $41.15 billion and generates $18.92 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $1.72 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.12 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 100,000 workers across the globe.

Ross Stores' mailing address is 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA, 94568. The official website for the company is www.rossstores.com. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at (925) 965-4400, via email at investor.relations1@ros.com, or via fax at 925-965-4181.