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After finishing at $128.65 in the prior trading day, Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) closed at $126.52, down -1.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.95 million shares were traded. ROST stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $126.44.
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 8.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.50. 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 Sep 16 ’24 when Hartshorn Michael J. sold 8,366 shares for $155.64 per share. The transaction valued at 1,302,103 led to the insider holds 103,049 shares of the business.
MICHAEL HARTSHORN bought 8,366 shares of ROST for $1,302,103 on Sep 16 ’24. On Sep 05 ’24, another insider, BALMUTH MICHAEL, who serves as the EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN of the company, sold 14,887 shares for $152.22 each. As a result, the insider received 2,266,068 and left with 11,133 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 41742614528 and an Enterprise Value of 42893385728. As of this moment, Ross’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.03 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.145.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ROST is 1.11, which has changed by -0.13354337 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 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 $127.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.39%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3944920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 91.33% stake in the company. Shares short for ROST as of 1740700800 were 5432932 with a Short Ratio of 2.13, 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
In the trailing 12 months, ROST’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.47, compared to 1.47 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011426351The 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 2024-12-10 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.
