Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) and Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is ROST or GO 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
Ross Stores	9.79%	38.77%	14.16%
Grocery Outlet	0.39%	6.21%	2.37%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROST or GO?

86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Ross Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ROST or GO?

Ross Stores has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ROST or GO?

Ross Stores currently has a consensus target price of $158.94, suggesting a potential upside of 16.37%. Grocery Outlet has a consensus target price of $15.62, suggesting a potential upside of 9.58%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ross Stores is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has better earnings and valuation, ROST or GO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ross Stores	$21.13B	2.11	$2.09B	$6.33	21.58
Grocery Outlet	$4.46B	0.31	$39.47M	$0.16	89.06

Does the media refer more to ROST or GO?

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 13 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ross Stores and 5 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.28 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ross Stores	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grocery Outlet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ross Stores beats Grocery Outlet on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.