Ross Stores FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by William Blair

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) – Equities research analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ross Stores in a research report issued on Thursday, November 21st. William Blair analyst D. Carden now anticipates that the apparel retailer will earn $6.15 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.09. The consensus estimate for Ross Stores’ current full-year earnings is $6.13 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ross Stores’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.64 EPS.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The apparel retailer reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.15 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 9.95% and a return on equity of 41.83%. Ross Stores’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.33 earnings per share.

ROST has been the topic of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Ross Stores from $162.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. StockNews.com cut Ross Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Ross Stores from $163.00 to $178.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. UBS Group boosted their target price on Ross Stores from $147.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Ross Stores from $185.00 to $177.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Five investment 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ross Stores has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $171.69.

Ross Stores Stock Performance

Shares of ROST opened at $153.29 on Monday. Ross Stores has a 12-month low of $127.53 and a 12-month high of $163.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $50.86 billion, a PE ratio of 24.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.09. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $145.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $144.83.

Ross Stores Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.3675 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $1.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.15%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Michael Balmuth sold 14,887 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 11,133 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,694,665.26. This represents a 57.21 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Michael J. Hartshorn sold 8,366 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.64, for a total transaction of $1,302,084.24. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 103,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,038,546.36. The trade was a 7.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ross Stores

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ROST. EntryPoint Capital LLC grew its stake in Ross Stores by 154.5% during the 1st quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 308 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 216.2% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 72,808 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $10,684,000 after buying an additional 49,784 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LP boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 67.7% during the first quarter. Caxton Associates LP now owns 8,537 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,253,000 after buying an additional 3,447 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Ross Stores by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 63,105 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $9,260,000 after buying an additional 18,685 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynasty Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ross Stores in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $426,000. 86.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.