Ross Stores - ROST Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ross Stores in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" ROST shares.
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15 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Ross Stores' shares. Their ROST share price forecasts range from $70.00 to $139.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $120.35 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.6% from the stock's current price.
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Ross Stores' stock was trading at $116.07 at the start of the year. Since then, ROST shares have decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $100.63.
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Ross Stores saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,200,000 shares, an increase of 29.7% from the February 28th total of 4,010,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,270,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 18th 2023.
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Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 28th. The apparel retailer reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.08. The apparel retailer earned $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.14 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 8.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.40%. Ross Stores's revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.04 EPS.
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Ross Stores announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.335 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 13th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) stock in their portfolio include ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (QQQA), VanEck Retail ETF (RTH), T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF (TGRW), iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF (IEDI), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RCD), T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF (TDVG), Principal Value ETF (PY) and First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT).

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.32%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 30.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ROST will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.72% 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 has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 1st 2022, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,900,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Ross Stores updated its first quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.99-$1.05 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.18. 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.

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

Ross Stores' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (13.61%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.10%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.54%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.54%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.45%) and Morgan Stanley (1.38%). 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 $100.63.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has a market capitalization of $34.65 billion and generates $18.70 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $1.51 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.39 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.