Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) is -5.03% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $122.36 and a high of $163.60 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The ROST stock was last observed hovering at around $141.51 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 2.15%.
Currently trading at $143.66, the stock is 10.34% and 6.81% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.0 million and changing 1.52% at the moment leaves the stock -0.51% off its SMA200. ROST registered 2.66% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of 1.86%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $134.496 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $144.39655.
The stock witnessed a 15.66% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -4.96%, and is 12.34% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 5.31% over the week and 3.43% over the month.
Ross Stores, Inc (ROST) has around 107000 employees, a market worth around $47.24B and $21.13B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 22.73 and Fwd P/E is 20.54. Profit margin for the company is 9.89%. Distance from 52-week low is 17.41% and -12.19% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (21.36%).
with sales reaching $4.94B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 2.08% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 3.87% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 1.70% in year-over-year returns.
Ross Stores, Inc (ROST) Top Institutional Holders
1484.0 institutions hold shares in Ross Stores, Inc (ROST), with institutional investors hold 98.30% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 328.81M, and float is at 321.66M with Short Float at 1.74%. Institutions hold 96.09% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 29.28 million shares valued at $4.26 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 8.8391% of the ROST Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 24.92 million shares valued at $3.62 billion to account for 7.5662 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ which holds 15.9 million shares representing 4.801% and valued at over $2.31 billion, while STATE STREET CORP holds 4.2713 of the shares totaling 14.07 million with a market value of $2.04 billion.
Ross Stores, Inc (ROST) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by BALMUTH MICHAEL, the company’s EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN. SEC filings show that BALMUTH MICHAEL sold 11,261 shares of the company’s common stock on Apr 02 ’25 at a price of $131.60 per share for a total of $1.48 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 59790.0 shares.
Ross Stores, Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Apr 02 ’25 that Sykes Karen (PRESIDENT, CMO DD’S DISCOUNTS) sold a total of 5,036 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Apr 02 ’25 and was made at $130.48 per share for $0.66 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.11 million shares of the ROST stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 31 ’25, Fleming Karen (PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS) disposed off 5,270 shares at an average price of $127.70 for $0.67 million. The insider now directly holds 93,126 shares of Ross Stores, Inc (ROST).
