Ross Stores - ROST Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" ROST shares.
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18 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Ross Stores' stock. Their ROST share price forecasts range from $70.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $114.30 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.0%.
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Ross Stores' stock was trading at $114.28 at the start of the year. Since then, ROST shares have increased by 1.0% and is now trading at $115.47.
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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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 17th. The apparel retailer reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.19. The apparel retailer had revenue of $4.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Ross Stores had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.95% and a net margin of 7.74%. Ross Stores's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.09 EPS.
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Ross Stores declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 6th will be paid 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 1.07%. 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 1.07%. 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 25.20% 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 of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 1st 2022, which permits the company to repurchase $1,900,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Ross Stores updated its fourth quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 17th. The company provided 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ross Stores investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Intel (INTC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Visa (V), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Starbucks (SBUX), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Walmart (WMT).

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 Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (13.49%), BlackRock Inc. (8.98%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.02%), State Street Corp (4.36%), Primecap Management Co. CA (3.26%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.65%). 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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Shares of ROST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ROST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $115.47.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has a market capitalization of $40.08 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.