Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for ROST in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$245.74+14.14 (+6.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeRoss Stores shares rose this week after UBS upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy, lifting its price target from $239 to $315, pointing to CEO James Conroy's productivity plan aimed at improving merchandising, store operations and marketing to narrow the gap with TJ Maxx. Wall Street Zen also upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold," reinforcing a consensus "Moderate Buy" view with an average price target of $272.06. Shares were noted trading 3.12% above the latest UBS quote, with the stock still sitting 10.28% below its 52-week high of $257.00 as of 2 November.
ROST closed at $245.74, up 6.1%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $230.90 and 200-day average of $223.07, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 50.5, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down from a reading 9.9 points higher five sessions ago. Price sits 22.1% above the Gekko Fair Value of $201.18.
Ross Stores reports earnings on 19 November, 14 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $2.06 against an estimate of $1.93 with a 1.9% reaction, part of a stretch of 8 beats over 8 quarters, though average absolute reactions have run 5.1%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 9.4% move over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, higher in 4 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the earnings date and current valuation gap.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Ross Stores price vs fair value
Close $245.74200-day averageGekko Fair Value $201.18
Ross Stores quick facts
- Market cap
- $78.83B
- P/E ratio
- 27.6
- Forward P/E
- 25.6
- EPS, TTM
- $8.35
- Revenue, TTM
- $24.51B
- Profit margin
- 10.8%
- Dividend yield
- 0.74%
- Beta
- 0.85
- Volume
- 3.15M avg 2.11M
- 1-year return
- +52.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.2%
- 50-day average
- $230.90
- 200-day average
- $223.07
- Next earnings
- Nov 19 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 320.8M
Ross Stores swing-trade checklist
Ross Stores scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $245.74 is above the 50-day ($230.90) and 200-day ($223.07) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
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50.5, Neutral
Reading 50.5 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
22.1% above
Price is 22.1% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 14 days
Reports on Nov 19, 2026, 14 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+9.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Ross Stores stock chart and price history
Ross Stores closed at $245.74 on Nov 4, 2026, +52.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $157.73 to $257.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +9.6%
- 3 months
- −3.4%
- 6 months
- +7.4%
- 1 year
- +52.4%
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About Ross Stores
Ross Stores operates discount retail chains that sell clothing, accessories, shoes and items for the home. It runs two separate store brands for this business, Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS, both built around selling everyday goods at reduced prices rather than full retail rates.
Each brand is aimed at a different shopper. Ross Dress for Less markets to buyers with middle-range incomes, undercutting the prices found at standard department and specialty chains. dd's DISCOUNTS is pitched toward households with more modest incomes, keeping its price points beneath those of ordinary department and discount outlets. Together the two chains give the company a large footprint of stores spread across dozens of states as well as the District of Columbia and Guam.
The company traces its founding to 1957 and keeps its headquarters in Dublin, California. It is listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker ROST.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Apparel/Footwear retail
- Website
- rossstores.com
Ross Stores GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Ross Stores’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 50.5, in the Neutral zone, down 9.9 points over five sessions.
50.5Neutral
Down 9.9 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | +0.6% | +5.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 184 | +0.8% | +3.0% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 406 | +0.4% | +1.4% | ||
| Distribution | 69 | −0.7% | −1.8% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ROST share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Ross Stores stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Ross Stores trades 22.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $201.18, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Ross Stores shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$201.18
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
22.1% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 12.2% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Ross Stores insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Ross Stores, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in ROST were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Ross Stores has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026
- $321.2M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.41%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.23B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
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Ross Stores earnings: next date and track record
Ross Stores reports on Nov 19, 2026, after the close (14 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 19, 2026
Expected after the close, 14 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.85
- Revenue estimate
- $6.21B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.1%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 20, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Ross Stores reported Q2 2026 total sales of $6.3 billion, up 13% YoY, with comparable store sales growing 10% for the second consecutive quarter of double-digit comp growth. Customer traffic was the primary driver, with gains from new, lapsed, and existing customers across all demographics. Gross margin improved 625 basis points, aided by 405 basis points in tariff refunds and 110 basis points in merchandise margin improvement. Home and cosmetics led merchandise categories; Midwest led geographically.
- Guidance
- Ross increased planned store openings to 115 locations in 2026, up from prior guidance of 110, with 5-10 relocations/closures also planned. Management expressed confidence in continued market share gains and sustained sales momentum driven by merchandising, marketing, and store experience initiatives.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | $2.06 est $1.93 | $6.26B est $6.16B | +1.9% |
| May 21, 2026 | $2.02 est $1.72 | $6.01B est $5.64B | +7.8% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $2.00 est $1.90 | $6.64B est $6.41B | +5.5% |
| Nov 20, 2025 | $1.58 est $1.42 | $5.60B est $5.42B | +8.4% |
| Aug 21, 2025 | $1.56 est $1.53 | $5.53B est $5.54B | +0.6% |
| May 22, 2025 | $1.47 est $1.44 | $4.98B est $4.96B | −10.1% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $1.79 est $1.66 | $5.91B est $5.94B | +1.3% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | $1.48 est $1.40 | $5.07B est $5.15B | +4.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Ross Stores stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Ross Stores is $271.83, +10.6% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$271.83consensus 12-month target, +10.6% from the last close
Now $245.74Avg $271.83
Low $234High $315
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | Bank of America Securities | $258 | +5.0% |
| Oct 26 | UBS | $315 | +28.2% |
| Oct 21 | Wolfe Research | $279 | +13.5% |
| Oct 13 | Bernstein | $240 | −2.3% |
| Sep 25 | Citi | — | — |
+1.4%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+9.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Ross Stores seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Ross Stores averaged +9.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +8.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +9.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +9.1% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, ROST’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.
Ross Stores market cap and key statistics
Ross Stores’s market cap is $78.83B, with a P/E ratio of 27.6 and revenue of $24.51B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $78.83B
- P/E ratio
- 27.6
- Forward P/E
- 25.6
- EPS, TTM
- $8.35
- Gekko Fair Value
- $201.18
Trading
- Volume
- 3.15M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.11M
- 52-week high
- $257.00
- 52-week low
- $157.73
- Shares outstanding
- 320.8M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $24.51B
- Profit margin
- 10.8%
- Return on equity
- 42.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +70.5%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.85
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.2%
- Dividend yield
- 0.74%
Ross Stores stock news this week
Coverage of Ross Stores this week reads positive: 9 positive, 4 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Ross Stores stock trades 3.12% above latest UBS report quotead-hoc-news.de, Nov 4
- Ross Stores stock gets UBS backing for productivity planad-hoc-news.de, Nov 4
- Vise Technologies Inc. Purchases 5,143 Shares of Ross Stores, Inc. $ROSTMarketBeat, Nov 4
- Ross Stores stock draws UBS bullish call on productivity planad-hoc-news.de, Nov 3
- Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Price, Chart & Analysiswww.debelegger.nl, Nov 3
- Ross Stores (ROST) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should KnowZacks Investment Research, Nov 2
Ross Stores peers
Ross Stores’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TJXTJX Companies | Neutral | 8.7% above |
| TPRTapestry | Neutral | 11.6% above |
| BURLBurlington Stores | Accumulation | 14.5% below |
| GAPGap | Neutral | 32.8% below |
| URBNUrban Outfitters | Neutral | 30.6% above |
| ANFAbercrombie & Fitch | Neutral | 8.0% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Ross Stores stock FAQ
What is Ross Stores’s market cap?
Ross Stores’s market cap is $78.83B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $245.74, with 320.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 27.6.
What is the Ross Stores stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Ross Stores is $271.83, +10.6% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Ross Stores stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Ross Stores is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $245.74 is 22.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $201.18. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Ross Stores report earnings next?
Ross Stores is expected to report on Nov 19, 2026, after the market closes (14 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.85 per share on revenue of $6.21B. Ross Stores beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.1% on average across the report.
What is Ross Stores’s 52-week high and low?
Ross Stores’s 52-week high is $257.00 and its 52-week low is $157.73; it closed at $245.74 on Nov 4, 2026, +52.4% over the past year.
Is Ross Stores stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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