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After finishing at $145.22 in the prior trading day, Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) closed at $146.49%, Up $0.87%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.4 million shares were traded. ROST stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $144.78.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ROST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.82. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
On April 08, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $150.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $146.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’25 when BALMUTH MICHAEL sold 11,261 shares for $131.60 per share. The transaction valued at 1,481,954 led to the insider holds 59,790 shares of the business.
Sykes Karen sold 5,036 shares of ROST for $657,111 on Apr 02 ’25. The PRESIDENT, CMO DD’S DISCOUNTS now owns 110,365 shares after completing the transaction at $130.48 per share. On Mar 31 ’25, another insider, Fleming Karen, who serves as the PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS of the company, sold 5,270 shares for $127.70 each. As a result, the insider received 672,979 and left with 93,126 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ROST now has a Market Capitalization of 47912632320 and an Enterprise Value of 49144815616. As of this moment, Ross’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.312 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.089.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ROST is 1.15, which has changed by 0.03416872 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ROST has reached a high of $163.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $122.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.02%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2358940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 327.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 319.85M. Insiders hold about 2.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.14% stake in the company. Shares short for ROST as of 1752537600 were 6119090 with a Short Ratio of 1.89, compared to 1749772800 on 4922775. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6119090 and a Short% of Float of 1.91.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ROST’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.508, compared to 1.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010384245The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.96. The current Payout Ratio is 23.27% for ROST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Ross Stores, Inc (ROST) is currently drawing attention from 16.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.47, with high estimates of $1.57 and low estimates of $1.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.45 and $5.89 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.2. EPS for the following year is $6.8, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $7.3 and $6.2.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $5.53B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.58B to a low estimate of $5.47B. As of the current estimate, Ross Stores, Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.29BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.32B. There is a high estimate of $5.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.26B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ROST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $22.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $22B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $21.13BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.49B and the low estimate is $22.2B.
