Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors $144.67 -1.51 (-1.03%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$144.32 -0.35 (-0.24%) As of 07:55 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, AEO, BKE, and FLShould 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), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), and Foot Locker (FL). Ross Stores vs. Its Competitors Grocery Outlet Ollie's Bargain Outlet Urban Outfitters Burlington Stores DICK'S Sporting Goods TJX Companies Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Buckle Foot Locker Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) and Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Is ROST or GO 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 Ross Stores9.60% 37.37% 14.08% Grocery Outlet 0.18%6.34%2.35% Does the media favor ROST or GO? 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 1.22 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 1.08 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Grocery Outlet 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoss Stores$21.13B2.23$2.09B$6.3022.96Grocery Outlet$4.37B0.35$39.47M$0.07222.86 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ROST or GO? Ross Stores has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ROST or GO? Ross Stores presently has a consensus target price of $160.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.06%. Grocery Outlet has a consensus target price of $16.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.06%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Grocery Outlet 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15 SummaryRoss Stores beats Grocery Outlet on 14 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$47.54B$90.19B$27.73B$10.48BDividend Yield1.11%1.88%172.51%4.57%P/E Ratio23.2024.0220.4926.86Price / Sales2.231.358.43164.18Price / Cash19.0119.0718.1131.15Price / Book8.668.875.306.50Net Income$2.09B$2.14B$871.31M$271.42M7 Day Performance-1.62%-2.17%2.69%3.69%1 Month Performance-1.75%-5.39%4.98%8.07%1 Year Performance-6.25%5.70%21.51%29.65% Ross Stores Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROSTRoss Stores4.7681 of 5 stars$144.67-1.0%$160.67+11.1%-5.3%$47.54B$21.13B23.20107,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGOGrocery Outlet1.957 of 5 stars$16.83+0.4%$16.08-4.5%+3.6%$1.65B$4.37B240.462,307Positive NewsOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.7356 of 5 stars$137.07+1.5%$143.46+4.7%+38.9%$8.40B$2.27B39.7312,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastURBNUrban Outfitters4.4467 of 5 stars$70.09-0.3%$81.91+16.9%+94.2%$6.29B$5.55B13.6929,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionBURLBurlington Stores4.7511 of 5 stars$262.75-1.7%$344.29+31.0%-3.2%$16.56B$10.63B31.0277,532DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8578 of 5 stars$222.95+0.1%$235.83+5.8%+4.5%$17.86B$13.44B15.5756,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTJXTJX Companies4.4081 of 5 stars$139.85+0.2%$147.58+5.5%+18.4%$155.64B$56.36B31.86364,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.4873 of 5 stars$85.48-1.4%$115.25+34.8%-35.9%$4.02B$4.95B8.0939,200AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.5674 of 5 stars$19.87flat$13.94-29.8%-7.3%$3.36B$5.33B19.1144,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionBKEBuckle3.1834 of 5 stars$60.52-0.5%$54.00-10.8%+38.8%$3.10B$1.22B15.138,000FLFoot Locker2.6078 of 5 stars$24.03-0.3%$21.33-11.2%-15.3%$2.30B$7.99B-5.9647,306 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 American Eagle Outfitters Alternatives Buckle Alternatives Foot Locker 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 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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