Ross Stores Stock Forecast, Price & News

Ross Stores' stock was trading at $98.65 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ROST stock has increased by 18.6% and is now trading at $116.97.
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24 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Ross Stores stock.
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Ross Stores is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 2nd 2021.
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Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 18th. The apparel retailer reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.41. The apparel retailer earned $3.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.46 billion. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 4.25%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.03 EPS.
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Ross Stores announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given 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 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This is a boost from Ross Stores's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.
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Ross Stores announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 5th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,550,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 7.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Ross Stores' stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' stock price to reach $112.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.2%.
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Ross Stores saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,490,000 shares, a drop of 34.5% from the December 15th total of 5,330,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,140,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Ross Stores include The TJX Companies (TJX), The Gap (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), The Buckle (BKE), Guess' (GES), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Zumiez (ZUMZ), The Children's Place (PLCE), Designer Brands (DBI), Caleres (CAL), Citi Trends (CTRN), Shoe Carnival (SCVL) and Genesco (GCO).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ross Stores investors own include The Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), The 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 a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.18%), Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Huntington National Bank (0.02%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%) and Cypress Capital Group (0.01%). Company insiders that own Ross Stores stock include Barbara Rentler, Bernard G Brautigan, George Orban, James S Fassio, Michael Balmuth and Michael J Hartshorn.
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ROST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Huntington National Bank, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, and Raymond James Trust N.A..
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ROST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Xcel Wealth Management LLC, First Financial Bank Trust Division, Sowell Financial Services LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Clarius Group LLC, and Cypress Capital Group.
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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.

One share of ROST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $116.97.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $41.70 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]