Ross Stores
ROST
Market cap $45.9B

139.63 USD

+0.95

0.69%

At close Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

139.21

-0.42

0.30%

1 day

0.69%

5 days

0.58%

1 month

11.22%

3 months

-6.38%

6 months

-6.41%

Year to date

-8.50%

1 year

5.15%

5 years

52.24%

10 years

178.15%

About: Ross Stores operates as an off-price apparel and accessories retailer with the majority of its sales derived from its Ross Dress for Less banner. The company opportunistically procures excess brand-name merchandise made available via manufacturing overruns and retail liquidation sales at a 20%-60% discount to full prices. As such, its stores are often filled with a vast array of stock-keeping units, each with minimal product depth that creates a treasure hunt shopping experience. The firm's more than 1,800 Ross Dress for Less stores are primarily located in densely populated suburban communities and typically serve middle-income consumers. Ross also operates about 350 DD's Discounts chains targeting lower-income shoppers.

Employees: 107,000

Consumer Discretionary Apparel Retail

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Funds holding %

of 7,407 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 93

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 [Q3] → 20 (+3) [Q4]

4.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.31% [Q3] → 90.44% (+4.13%) [Q4]

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,033 [Q3] → 1,070 (+37) [Q4]

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43B [Q3] → $45.1B (+$2.14B) [Q4]

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 358 | Existing positions reduced: 404

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $413M | Put options by funds: $610M

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Research analyst outlook

10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$130

7%

downside

Avg. target

$156

12%

upside

High target

$175

25%

upside

10 analyst ratings

7 positive

70%

3 neutral

30%

0 negative

0%

JP Morgan Matthew Boss 41% 1-year accuracy 33 / 81 met price target	15%upside $161	Overweight Maintained	14 Apr 2025
Wells Fargo Ike Boruchow 35% 1-year accuracy 18 / 51 met price target	7%upside $150	Overweight Upgraded	8 Apr 2025
Citigroup Paul Lejuez 43% 1-year accuracy 20 / 47 met price target	5%upside $146	Buy Upgraded	3 Apr 2025
UBS Jay Sole 28% 1-year accuracy 16 / 58 met price target	17%upside $163	Neutral Maintained	5 Mar 2025
Loop Capital Laura Champine 50% 1-year accuracy 14 / 28 met price target	25%upside $175	Buy Maintained	5 Mar 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 7 articles about ROST published over the past 30 days

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The latest trading day saw Ross Stores (ROST) settling at $127.79, representing a +1.89% change from its previous close.

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Ross Stores: Limited Upside As Macro Environment Stays Uncertain

I maintain a hold rating on Ross Stores stock due to a challenging consumer spending environment impacting near-term growth. Despite solid 4Q24 results, including EPS of $1.79 and 3% CSS growth, the outlook is clouded by weak consumer spending and macroeconomic conditions. ROST's heavy reliance on discretionary spending and underperformance in key categories like apparel and footwear pose significant risks.

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