Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors $147.16 -1.89 (-1.27%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$147.16 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:26 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ROST vs. GO, OLLI, URBN, BURL, DKS, TJX, ANF, BKE, FL, 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), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), 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 Buckle Foot Locker American Eagle Outfitters Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Is GO or ROST more profitable? Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 0.18%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 37.37% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grocery Outlet0.18% 6.34% 2.35% Ross Stores 9.60%37.37%14.08% Which has preferable valuation and 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$4.37B0.41$39.47M$0.07258.71Ross Stores$21.13B2.28$2.09B$6.3023.36 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GO or ROST? 99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ross Stores shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GO or ROST? Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GO or ROST? Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus price target of $16.08, suggesting a potential downside of 11.23%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $160.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ross Stores is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grocery Outlet 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15Ross Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media prefer GO or ROST? In the previous week, Ross Stores had 17 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Ross Stores and 12 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 1.23 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRoss Stores beats Grocery Outlet on 13 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. 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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$48.13B$91.38B$27.25B$9.76BDividend Yield1.10%1.83%171.11%4.48%P/E Ratio23.3624.5327.3026.57Price / Sales2.281.418.16112.35Price / Cash19.1319.4417.3028.92Price / Book8.819.165.076.08Net Income$2.09B$2.14B$872.89M$265.84M7 Day Performance-0.79%-0.29%0.07%-0.10%1 Month Performance7.41%1.39%5.41%5.86%1 Year Performance-2.29%8.83%16.11%18.11% Ross Stores Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROSTRoss Stores4.7718 of 5 stars$147.16-1.3%$160.67+9.2%-2.3%$48.13B$21.13B23.36107,000Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet1.5409 of 5 stars$18.50-0.7%$16.08-13.1%-4.4%$1.81B$4.37B264.322,307Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet4.1832 of 5 stars$130.460.0%$132.62+1.7%+41.6%$8.00B$2.27B40.1412,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportURBNUrban Outfitters4.4906 of 5 stars$78.01+2.3%$77.27-0.9%+84.7%$6.99B$5.55B16.3229,000Earnings ReportBURLBurlington Stores4.6021 of 5 stars$280.28+0.4%$318.92+13.8%+8.2%$17.68B$10.63B34.3977,532Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.7983 of 5 stars$226.14-0.3%$223.33-1.2%-10.4%$18.10B$13.60B16.1856,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeTJXTJX Companies4.6095 of 5 stars$137.29+0.4%$147.58+7.5%+16.5%$153.37B$57.93B31.27364,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch2.5849 of 5 stars$95.66-1.1%$112.75+17.9%-36.6%$4.56B$4.95B9.4239,200Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBKEBuckle3.2885 of 5 stars$56.87+3.1%$54.00-5.0%+35.1%$2.91B$1.22B14.228,000FLFoot Locker2.8996 of 5 stars$26.48-0.1%$21.20-19.9%-20.6%$2.53B$7.99B-7.0247,306Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.6206 of 5 stars$13.22+8.5%$14.40+9.0%-37.2%$2.29B$5.33B13.4944,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownHigh Trading Volume 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 Buckle Alternatives Foot Locker 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 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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