NASDAQ:ROSTRoss Stores Stock Price, Forecast & News

Ross Stores' stock was trading at $98.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ROST shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $94.07.
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26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Ross Stores is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 20th 2020.
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Ross Stores will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, August 20th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 21st. The apparel retailer reported ($0.87) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.86. The apparel retailer had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 35.71% and a net margin of 6.63%. The company's revenue was down 51.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.15 earnings per share.
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Ross Stores declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid 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 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This is an increase from Ross Stores's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.
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Ross Stores declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 5th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $2,550,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 7.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Ross Stores' stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $145.00. On average, they anticipate Ross Stores' share price to reach $108.85 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.7% from the stock's current price.
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Media stories about ROST stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ross Stores earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.
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Ross Stores saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,670,000 shares, a decrease of 16.8% from the July 15th total of 4,410,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,270,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Ross Stores include TJX Companies (TJX), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), Urban Outfitters (URBN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Guess? (GES), Buckle (BKE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Childrens Place (PLCE), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO) and Citi Trends (CTRN).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ross Stores investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Home Depot (HD), Starbucks (SBUX), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Visa (V), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA) and TJX Companies (TJX).

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

Ross Stores' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (4.45%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.96%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.85%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.74%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.73%) and Coho Partners Ltd. (0.65%). Company insiders that own Ross Stores stock include Barbara Rentler, Bernard G Brautigan, George Orban, James S Fassio, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Hartshorn and Norman A Ferber.
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ROST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Teacher Retirement System of Texas, New York State Common Retirement Fund, UBS Group AG, Railway Pension Investments Ltd, and Dearborn Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ross Stores company stock in the last year include Barbara Rentler, and James S Fassio.
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ROST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bessemer Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Nordea Investment Management AB, Principal Financial Group Inc., Coho Partners Ltd., Galibier Capital Management Ltd., Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ROST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.07.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $33.48 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]