Brokers Issue Forecasts for Ross Stores FY2025 Earnings

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ross Stores in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $6.17 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.13. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ross Stores’ current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Ross Stores’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on ROST. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Ross Stores to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Citigroup cut shares of Ross Stores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $179.00 to $152.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Ross Stores in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen cut their price target on Ross Stores from $185.00 to $177.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Ross Stores from $147.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ross Stores presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.69.

Ross Stores Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ROST opened at $146.09 on Monday. Ross Stores has a 1 year low of $127.53 and a 1 year high of $163.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $145.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $144.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company has a market cap of $48.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.01, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.09.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The apparel retailer reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.15 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 9.95% and a return on equity of 42.42%. The business’s revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ross Stores

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Ross Stores in the second quarter worth about $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its holdings in Ross Stores by 262.1% in the 2nd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 210 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Ross Stores during the second quarter worth $32,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Ross Stores during the third quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Ross Stores by 97.8% in the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 275 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ross Stores

In other Ross Stores news, Chairman Michael Balmuth sold 14,887 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.22, for a total transaction of $2,266,099.14. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 11,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,694,665.26. The trade was a 57.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Barbara Rentler sold 48,885 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.93, for a total transaction of $7,524,868.05. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 311,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,003,532.29. This represents a 13.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 72,138 shares of company stock worth $11,093,051 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Ross Stores Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.3675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $1.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.01%. Ross Stores’s payout ratio is 23.15%.

Ross Stores Company Profile

Ross Stores, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS brand names in the United States. Its stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company’s Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores to middle income households; and dd’s DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores for households with moderate income.