NASDAQ:ROSTRoss Stores Stock Price, Forecast & 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 decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $87.19. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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." View analyst ratings for Ross Stores.

Ross Stores is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ross Stores.

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) released its earnings results 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 earned $1.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 35.71%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 51.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.15 earnings per share. View Ross Stores' earnings history.

Ross Stores announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This is a positive change from Ross Stores's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. View Ross Stores' dividend history.

Ross Stores announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase 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 reacquire up to 7.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

26 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Ross Stores' stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' share price to reach $108.85 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ross Stores.

News articles about ROST stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ross Stores earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Ross Stores.

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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 investors include Thomasville National Bank (0.00%). 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. View institutional ownership trends for Ross Stores.

ROST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thomasville National Bank. Company insiders that have sold Ross Stores company stock in the last year include Barbara Rentler, George Orban, and James S Fassio. View insider buying and selling activity for Ross Stores.

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 $87.19.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $31.03 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]