Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] stock is trading at $137.00, up 7.96%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ROST shares have gain 3.50% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.49%, and 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 08, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $150 for it. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on April 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $146. On March 05, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $150 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $140 on January 21, 2025. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but $165 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 10, 2025. Bernstein downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on January 07, 2025, and downed its price target to $165. In a note dated November 12, 2024, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $179 to $152.
Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] stock has fluctuated between $122.36 and $163.60 over the past year. 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 $137.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.4% based on the average ROST price forecast.
Analyzing the ROST fundamentals
Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ:ROST] reported sales of 21.13B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -1.83%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.98.
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 128.90 points at the first support level, and at 120.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 142.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 147.39.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Ross Stores, Inc’s Current Ratio 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 2.13, the price to book ratio is 8.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.68.
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.
