Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ: ROST] surged by $2.67 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $138.64.
Ross Stores, Inc stock has also loss -0.10% of its value over the past 7 days. However, ROST stock has declined by -10.48% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -7.95% and lost -8.35% year-on date.
The market cap for ROST stock reached $45.74 billion, with 330.26 million shares outstanding and 322.87 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.43M shares, ROST reached a trading volume of 5162469 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ROST shares is $159.79 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ROST stock is a recommendation set at 2.09. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Telsey Advisory Group have made an estimate for Ross Stores, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Market Perform, with their previous recommendation back on Mar-06-25. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price from $164 to $140. The new note on the price target was released on January 21, 2025, representing the official price target for Ross Stores, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $165, while Wells Fargo analysts kept a Equal Weight rating on ROST stock. On January 07, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for ROST shares from 178 to 165.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Ross Stores, Inc is set at 3.52, with the Price to Sales ratio for ROST stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.15. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 8.70, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 13.23. Price to Free Cash Flow for ROST in the course of the last twelve months was 27.12 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.98.
ROST stock trade performance evaluation
Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.10. With this latest performance, ROST shares dropped by -5.73% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -7.95% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -7.34% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for ROST stock in for the last two-week period is set at 43.52, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 46.79, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 42.74 for Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 146.07, while it was recorded at 137.95 for the last single week of trading, and 146.08 for the last 200 days.
Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Ross Stores, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.98 and a Current Ratio set at 1.57.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ROST. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Ross Stores, Inc go to 6.72%.
Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]: Institutional Ownership
The top three institutional holders of ROST stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 29.28 million shares, which is approximately 8.8391%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 24.92 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.62 billion in ROST stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.31 billion in ROST stock with ownership which is approximately 4.801%.
