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. Since then, ROST stock has decreased by 12.0% and is now trading at $86.79. 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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The apparel retailer reported ($0.87) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate 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 net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 35.71%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 51.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.15 earnings per share. View Ross Stores' earnings history.

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

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

26 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Ross Stores' shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Ross Stores' stock price to reach $108.85 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ross Stores.

Headlines about ROST stock have trended negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media 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 coverage optimism score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.18%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Cypress Capital Group (0.01%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%). 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Carroll Financial Associates Inc., Cypress Capital Group, Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, Bath Savings Trust Co, and IBM Retirement Fund. 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.

ROST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LGT Capital Partners LTD., HNP Capital LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Forte Capital LLC ADV, and Canandaigua National Corp. 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 $86.79.

Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $30.89 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]