The pursuit of outperformance leads many investors to carefully choose individual stocks. Picking the right ones can be a game-changer for growing your wealth.
Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) closed the day trading at $123.71 down -1.46% from the previous closing price of $125.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.26 million shares were traded. ROST stock price reached its highest trading level at $124.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.895.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ROST, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.78.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 05, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $150 from $175 previously.
On January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $164 to $140.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $165.
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 Mar 17 ’25 when Fleming Karen bought 5,339 shares for $125.73 per share.
Hartshorn Michael J. sold 8,366 shares of ROST for $1,302,103 on Sep 16 ’24. The GROUP PRESIDENT, COO now owns 103,049 shares after completing the transaction at $155.64 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, MICHAEL HARTSHORN, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,366 shares for $155.64 each.
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 40815513600 and an Enterprise Value of 41282875392. As of this moment, Ross’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.954 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.614.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ROST is 1.13, which has changed by -0.15832084 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 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 $122.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.15%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ROST traded about 2.67M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ROST traded about 4108040 shares per day. A total of 329.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 322.88M. Insiders hold about 2.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.32% stake in the company. Shares short for ROST as of 1740700800 were 5432932 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1738281600 on 5054166. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5432932 and a Short% of Float of 1.68.
Dividends & Splits
ROST’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.51, up from 1.47 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011747313The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.96. The current Payout Ratio is 23.26% for ROST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1742256000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
