NASDAQ:ROSTRoss Stores Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 (WHO). Since then, ROST stock has decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at $93.88. 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The apparel retailer reported ($0.87) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.86. The apparel retailer had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.04 billion. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 35.71% and a net margin of 6.63%. The business's revenue was down 51.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.15 EPS. View Ross Stores' earnings history.

Ross Stores announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 3rd. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This is a boost from Ross Stores's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. View Ross Stores' dividend history.

Ross Stores announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 5th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $2,550,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 7.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Ross Stores issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.67-4.88 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.03.

26 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Ross Stores' shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' share price to reach $108.54 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ross Stores.

Press coverage about ROST stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ross Stores earned a media sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutRoss Stores.

Ross Stores saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,090,000 shares, a drop of 10.7% from the April 30th total of 4,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,560,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Ross Stores' Current Options Chain.

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

Ross Stores' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.16%), State Street Corp (4.75%), Primecap Management Co. CA (3.15%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.84%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.50%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.47%). Company insiders that own Ross Stores stock include Barbara Rentler, Bernard G Brautigan, George Orban, James S Fassio, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Bush, 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 Capital International Investors, Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Alliancebernstein L.P., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Clearbridge Investments LLC, Forsta AP Fonden, AQR Capital Management LLC, and Wedgewood Partners Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Ross Stores company stock in the last year include Barbara Rentler, George Orban, James S Fassio, and Michael Balmuth. View insider buying and selling activity for Ross Stores.

ROST stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vontobel Asset Management Inc., APG Asset Management N.V., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Marshfield Associates, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Morgan Stanley, Bessemer Group Inc., and BlackRock Inc.. 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 $93.88.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $33.36 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]