Ross Stores Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Ross Stores stock.
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Ross Stores saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,110,000 shares, a decrease of 24.0% from the August 15th total of 4,090,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,830,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Ross Stores is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 18th 2021.
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Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 18th. The apparel retailer reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.39. The apparel retailer earned $4.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.56 billion. Ross Stores had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.58% and a net margin of 7.73%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 EPS.
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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 shares have increased by 15.2% and is now trading at $113.65.
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Ross Stores declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 7th will be given a dividend of $0.285 per share on Thursday, September 30th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 3rd.
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Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.01%. The dividend payout ratio of Ross Stores is 97.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Ross Stores will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.03% next year. This indicates that Ross Stores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Ross Stores declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, May 20th 2021, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 3.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Ross Stores issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 16th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.200-$4.380 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.350. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

16 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Ross Stores' stock. Their forecasts range from $124.00 to $148.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' share price to reach $138.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.9% from the stock's current price.
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1,341 employees have rated Ross Stores CEO Barbara Rentler on Glassdoor.com. Barbara Rentler has an approval rating of 67% among Ross Stores' employees.

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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 shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (14.70%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.63%), BlackRock Inc. (7.59%), State Street Corp (4.47%), Primecap Management Co. CA (3.21%) and FMR LLC (2.98%). Company insiders that own Ross Stores stock include Barbara Rentler, Brian R Morrow, Brian R Morrow, George Orban, James S Fassio, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Hartshorn, Michael K Kobayashi, Michael K Kobayashi and Travis Marquette.
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ROST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, Bank of America Corp DE, Bessemer Group Inc., American Century Companies Inc., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Vontobel Asset Management Inc., and FMR LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ross Stores company stock in the last year include Barbara Rentler, Brian R Morrow, George Orban, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Hartshorn, Michael K Kobayashi, and Travis Marquette.
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ROST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Amundi, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Man Group plc, BlackRock Inc., Marshall Wace North America L.P., Invesco Ltd., and Morgan Stanley.
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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 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 $113.65.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $40.39 billion and generates $12.53 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $85.38 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.17 on an earnings per share basis.

Ross Stores employs 93,700 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Ross Stores: Retail Assurance Group Inc., Ross Distribution Company LLC, Ross Dress For Less Inc., Ross Merchandising Inc., and Ross Procurement Inc..

Ross Stores was founded in 1982.

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

Ross Stores is headquartered at 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA, 94568.

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]