A share price of Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] is currently trading at $143.66, up 1.52%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ROST shares have gain 12.34% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.66%, 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 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 $143.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.28% 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 142.26 points at the first support level, and at 140.87 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 144.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 145.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ:ROST] is 1.62. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.24, the price to book ratio is 8.57 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.73.
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.
