A share price of Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] is currently trading at $130.31, down -0.69%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ROST shares have gain 3.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.50%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ: ROST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 03, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $146 for it. Previously, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its Market Perform rating on March 05, 2025, and dropped its price target to $150. On January 21, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $140 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but stick to its price target of $165 on January 10, 2025. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $165 on January 07, 2025. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 12, 2024, and downed its price target to $152. In a note dated August 23, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Market Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $160 to $175.
Ross Stores, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $122.36 and $163.60. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $151.25 within the next 12 months. Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ: ROST] shares were valued at $130.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 16.07% based on the average ROST price forecast.
Analyzing the ROST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ:ROST] were 21.13B which represents -1.83% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.14, Equity is 0.4 and Total Capital is 0.25. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.98.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 127.79 points at the first support level, and at 125.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 134.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 138.94.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ:ROST] is 1.62. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, and the Cash Ratio is 1.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.03, the price to book ratio is 7.78 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BALMUTH MICHAEL, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, that happened on Apr 02 ’25 when 11261.0 shares were sold. PRESIDENT, CMO DD’S DISCOUNTS, Sykes Karen completed a deal on Apr 02 ’25 to sell 5036.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS Fleming Karen sold 5270.0 shares on Mar 31 ’25.
