Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors $127.58 -0.32 (-0.25%) As of 06/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ROST vs. GO, OLLI, URBN, BURL, DKS, TJX, ANF, FL, BKE, and AEOShould you be buying Ross Stores stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ross Stores include Grocery Outlet (GO), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Burlington Stores (BURL), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), TJX Companies (TJX), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Foot Locker (FL), Buckle (BKE), and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO). Ross Stores vs. Its Competitors Grocery Outlet Ollie's Bargain Outlet Urban Outfitters Burlington Stores DICK'S Sporting Goods TJX Companies Abercrombie & Fitch Foot Locker Buckle American Eagle Outfitters Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts recommend GO or ROST? Grocery Outlet presently has a consensus target price of $15.62, indicating a potential upside of 25.73%. Ross Stores has a consensus target price of $159.53, indicating a potential upside of 25.05%. Given Grocery Outlet's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Grocery Outlet is more favorable than Ross Stores.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grocery Outlet 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Ross Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GO or ROST? Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGrocery Outlet$4.37B0.28$39.47M$0.1677.63Ross Stores$21.13B1.97$2.09B$6.3320.15 Is GO or ROST more profitable? Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.79% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 0.39%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.77% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grocery Outlet0.39% 6.21% 2.37% Ross Stores 9.79%38.77%14.16% Which has more risk and volatility, GO or ROST? Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in GO or ROST? 99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ross Stores shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to GO or ROST? In the previous week, Ross Stores had 14 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ross Stores and 3 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.55 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grocery Outlet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRoss Stores beats Grocery Outlet on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ross Stores News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ROST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ROST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoss StoresRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$41.83B$90.65B$26.54B$8.90BDividend Yield1.27%1.82%174.17%4.13%P/E Ratio20.1523.6328.6819.67Price / Sales1.971.304.61110.25Price / Cash16.6318.4416.6327.49Price / Book7.648.535.645.42Net Income$2.09B$2.14B$872.48M$248.34M7 Day Performance-0.58%0.29%0.45%0.82%1 Month Performance-8.77%1.71%2.28%5.01%1 Year Performance-12.16%-0.44%19.17%18.10% Ross Stores Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROSTRoss Stores4.9904 of 5 stars$127.58-0.3%$159.53+25.0%-12.2%$41.83B$21.13B20.15107,000Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet2.9725 of 5 stars$12.97-5.5%$15.62+20.4%-43.9%$1.27B$4.37B81.072,307OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.6118 of 5 stars$131.47+1.5%$124.50-5.3%+34.2%$8.06B$2.27B40.4512,800URBNUrban Outfitters3.9201 of 5 stars$68.93+0.7%$74.09+7.5%+76.7%$6.18B$5.55B14.4229,000BURLBurlington Stores4.7111 of 5 stars$226.26-0.8%$317.43+40.3%-3.1%$14.27B$10.63B27.7677,532DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.9889 of 5 stars$185.71+4.2%$219.56+18.2%-7.8%$14.87B$13.44B13.2856,100TJXTJX Companies4.7179 of 5 stars$122.59-1.6%$141.53+15.4%+12.1%$136.95B$56.99B28.84364,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.2763 of 5 stars$79.55-0.1%$110.63+39.1%-53.4%$3.79B$4.95B7.8339,200FLFoot Locker2.9451 of 5 stars$24.05+0.4%$21.20-11.9%-1.6%$2.29B$7.99B-6.3847,306BKEBuckle2.6254 of 5 stars$44.34+0.1%$41.00-7.5%+22.6%$2.27B$1.22B11.408,000Positive NewsAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.4805 of 5 stars$9.70-0.8%$14.70+51.5%-51.8%$1.68B$5.33B9.9044,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Grocery Outlet Alternatives Ollie's Bargain Outlet Alternatives Urban Outfitters Alternatives Burlington Stores Alternatives DICK'S Sporting Goods Alternatives TJX Companies Alternatives Abercrombie & Fitch Alternatives Foot Locker Alternatives Buckle Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ROST) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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