How Smart Investors Look at Ross Stores (ROST).

By Tamara Parker • Thursday, September 25 10:05 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Ross Stores has moved -0.4% so far today on a volume of 617,989, compared to its average of 2,864,652. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

Ross Stores trades -6.82% away from its average analyst target price of $159.76 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $130.0 to $175.0, and on average have given Ross Stores a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in ROST, you'll want to know the following:

Ross Stores's current price is 200.7% above its Graham number of $49.51, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Ross Stores has moved -2.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.5%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.31, Ross Stores has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
ROST has a forward P/E ratio of 22.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.69 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 8.45 compared to its sector average of 2.93
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 brands in the United States.
Based in Dublin, the company has 107,000 full time employees and a market cap of $48.42 Billion. Ross Stores currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.0%.

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