Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ: ROST] traded at a high on 2025-07-16, posting a 1.18 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $129.1.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 3697569 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Ross Stores, Inc stands at 2.04% while the volatility over the past one month is 2.01%.
The market cap for ROST stock reached $42.22 billion, with 327.38 million shares outstanding and 319.85 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.27M shares, ROST reached a trading volume of 3697569 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus 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 $153.56 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 1.90. 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.
Jefferies have made an estimate for Ross Stores, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on July 02, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 08, 2025, representing the official price target for Ross Stores, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $146, while Citigroup analysts kept a Buy rating on ROST stock. On March 05, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for ROST shares from 175 to 150.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.58, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 11.62. Price to Free Cash Flow for ROST in the course of the last twelve months was 26.28 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.95.
How has ROST stock performed recently?
Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.61. With this latest performance, ROST shares dropped by -2.08% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -14.59% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -14.66% 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 40.57, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 2.75, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 3.05 for Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 137.87, while it was recorded at 129.98 for the last single week of trading, and 141.50 for the last 200 days.
Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] shares currently have an operating margin of 12.24% and a Gross Margin at 27.78%. Ross Stores, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 9.79%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 14.46%, with Return on Assets sitting at 14.46%. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 0.90.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] managed to generate an average of $19439.25 per employee.Ross Stores, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.95 and a Current Ratio set at 1.55.
Earnings analysis for Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]
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 5.40%.
Insider trade positions for Ross Stores, Inc [ROST]
There are presently around $94.46%, or 96.64% of ROST stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ROST stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 29.28 million shares, which is approximately 8.8892%. 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 4.8282%.
