Q1 EPS Estimates for Ross Stores Decreased by William Blair

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Ross Stores in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $1.40 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.59. The consensus estimate for Ross Stores’ current full-year earnings is $6.17 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ross Stores’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.87 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of Ross Stores from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Ross Stores from $168.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group cut their price target on Ross Stores from $175.00 to $150.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Ross Stores from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup lowered shares of Ross Stores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $179.00 to $152.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.07.

Ross Stores Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of Ross Stores stock opened at $137.89 on Thursday. Ross Stores has a twelve month low of $127.53 and a twelve month high of $163.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $145.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.57. The firm has a market cap of $45.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.71, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.10.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. Ross Stores had a net margin of 9.95% and a return on equity of 41.83%. The company had revenue of $5.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.95 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ross Stores during the fourth quarter worth about $649,318,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Ross Stores by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 19,515,891 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,952,170,000 after purchasing an additional 3,995,760 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Ross Stores by 8,209.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,381,201 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $360,204,000 after buying an additional 2,352,543 shares in the last quarter. Madison Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Ross Stores during the 4th quarter valued at about $230,204,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Ross Stores by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,862,684 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $581,373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,507,922 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.86% of the company’s stock.

Ross Stores Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.405 per share. This is a positive change from Ross Stores’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.15%.

About Ross Stores

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.