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Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$140.49 +1.56 (+1.12%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Ross Stores Stock (NASDAQ:ROST)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$140.16
$141.89
50-Day Range
$123.30
$143.66
52-Week Range
$122.36
$163.60
Volume
2.13 million shs
Average Volume
2.65 million shs
Market Capitalization
$46.20 billion
P/E Ratio
22.12
Dividend Yield
1.15%
Price Target
$160.87
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brand names in the United States. Its stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company's Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores to middle income households; and dd's DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores for households with moderate income. Ross Stores, Inc. was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

Ross Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

ROST MarketRank™: 

Ross Stores scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ross Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ross Stores has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Ross Stores' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ross Stores are expected to grow by 8.27% in the coming year, from $6.17 to $6.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 22.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 22.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.39.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ross Stores has a PEG Ratio of 2.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ross Stores has a P/B Ratio of 9.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ross Stores' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of Ross Stores has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ross Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ross Stores has recently increased by 26.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ross Stores pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ross Stores does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ross Stores is 25.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Ross Stores will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.25% next year. This indicates that Ross Stores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Ross Stores' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of Ross Stores has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ross Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ross Stores has recently increased by 26.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ross Stores has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Ross Stores this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 5 people have searched for ROST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 12 people have added Ross Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ross Stores insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,439,950.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.20% of the stock of Ross Stores is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.86% of the stock of Ross Stores is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Ross Stores' insider trading history.
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ROST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ross Stores' stock was trading at $151.27 at the start of the year. Since then, ROST shares have decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at $140.49.
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Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. The apparel retailer earned $5.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.95 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 9.95% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.83%.
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Ross Stores' Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, March 5th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $2,100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Ross Stores subsidiaries include Retail Assurance Group Inc., Ross Distribution Company LLC, Ross Dress For Less Inc., Ross Merchandising Inc., and Ross Procurement Inc..

Top institutional investors of Ross Stores include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.17%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.76%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.69%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Barbara Rentler, Michael J Hartshorn, Karen Sykes, Karen Fleming, Brian R Morrow, Michael K Kobayashi, Michael Balmuth, Michael J Bush, Jeffrey P Burrill, Larree M Renda and Patricia H Mueller.
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Shares of ROST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ross Stores investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/04/2025
Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/18/2025
Dividend Payable
3/31/2025
Today
5/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Family clothing stores
Sub-Industry
Apparel Retail
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ROST
Employees
100,000
Year Founded
1982

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$160.87
High Stock Price Target
$180.00
Low Stock Price Target
$130.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.81
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
22.12
Forward P/E Ratio
22.77
P/E Growth
2.13
Net Income
$1.87 billion
Pretax Margin
13.10%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$21.13 billion
Cash Flow
$6.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.41
Book Value
$14.47 per share
Price / Book
9.71

Miscellaneous

Free Float
323,000,000
Market Cap
$46.20 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.11

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This page (NASDAQ:ROST) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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