Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors $154.77 +7.06 (+4.78%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$154.60 -0.17 (-0.11%) As of 05:01 PM 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, AEO, and GESShould 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), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), and Guess? (GES). Ross Stores vs. Its Competitors Grocery Outlet Ollie's Bargain Outlet Urban Outfitters Burlington Stores DICK'S Sporting Goods TJX Companies Abercrombie & Fitch Buckle American Eagle Outfitters Guess? Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$4.37B0.34$39.47M$0.07215.86Ross Stores$21.13B2.38$2.09B$6.3024.57 Does the media prefer GO or ROST? In the previous week, Ross Stores had 19 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ross Stores and 7 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.88 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, GO or ROST? Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ross Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend GO or ROST? Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus target price of $16.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.10%. Ross Stores has a consensus target price of $162.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. Given Grocery Outlet's higher probable 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15Ross Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 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. 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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$50.34B$90.56B$27.07B$10.46BDividend Yield1.10%1.94%172.56%4.79%P/E Ratio24.5724.4819.2727.07Price / Sales2.381.389.40189.44Price / Cash19.2018.2416.8530.17Price / Book9.278.675.086.69Net Income$2.09B$2.24B$911.72M$276.03M7 Day Performance1.65%2.07%-2.47%-1.14%1 Month Performance4.65%0.42%-1.93%6.49%1 Year Performance7.96%11.90%13.25%34.44% Ross Stores Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROSTRoss Stores4.4255 of 5 stars$154.77+4.8%$162.33+4.9%+3.0%$50.34B$21.13B24.57107,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOGrocery Outlet2.2639 of 5 stars$16.00-0.6%$16.33+2.1%-4.2%$1.57B$4.37B228.602,307OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.4249 of 5 stars$127.55+3.9%$144.15+13.0%+29.7%$7.82B$2.27B36.9712,800URBNUrban Outfitters4.2749 of 5 stars$71.78+2.5%$81.91+14.1%+88.3%$6.44B$5.55B14.0229,000BURLBurlington Stores4.4202 of 5 stars$269.32+3.6%$344.29+27.8%+0.8%$16.98B$10.63B31.8077,532DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.7981 of 5 stars$227.35+1.1%$232.05+2.1%+3.0%$18.21B$13.44B15.8856,100Positive NewsGap UpTJXTJX Companies4.4523 of 5 stars$140.68-1.4%$147.63+4.9%+23.4%$156.57B$56.36B32.05364,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.8121 of 5 stars$76.19+1.0%$111.11+45.8%-51.0%$3.59B$4.95B7.2139,200Gap UpBKEBuckle2.6562 of 5 stars$57.20+0.6%$54.00-5.6%+24.2%$2.93B$1.22B14.308,000Gap UpAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.1023 of 5 stars$15.57+0.6%$14.72-5.4%-30.3%$2.64B$5.33B14.9744,000Ex-DividendGap UpGESGuess?2.5124 of 5 stars$16.81+0.2%$16.75-0.4%-13.9%$875.47M$3.00B105.0713,000 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 Buckle Alternatives American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Guess? 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