The stock price of Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) has dropped by -0.53 compared to previous close of 131.85. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -7.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-05-27 that ROST reverses early decline after alert from TradePulse
Is It Worth Investing in Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) Right Now?
Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.74x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ROST is 1.16. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ROST is 319.91M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.66% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ROST on June 17, 2025 was 3.45M shares.
ROST’s Market Performance
ROST’s stock has seen a -7.74% decrease for the week, with a -13.65% drop in the past month and a 4.47% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.63% for Ross Stores, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.67% for ROST’s stock, with a -8.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ROST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ROST stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for ROST by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for ROST in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $150 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ROST reach a price target of $146. The rating they have provided for ROST stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 03rd, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to ROST, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on March 05th of the current year.
ROST Trading at -7.14% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ROST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.83% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ROST starting from BALMUTH MICHAEL, who sale 11,261 shares at the price of $131.60 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, BALMUTH MICHAEL now owns 59,790 shares of Ross Stores, Inc, valued at $1,481,954 using the latest closing price.
Sykes Karen, the PRESIDENT, CMO DD’S DISCOUNTS of Ross Stores, Inc, sale 5,036 shares at $130.48 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that Sykes Karen is holding 110,365 shares at $657,111 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ROST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ross Stores, Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.26. Equity return is now at value 39.57, with 14.46 for asset returns.
Based on Ross Stores, Inc (ROST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.86. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 84.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 117.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.55.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Ross Stores, Inc (ROST) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
