USA Financial Formulas Purchases Shares of 6,187 Ross Stores, Inc. $ROST

USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 6,187 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,340,000. Ross Stores makes up 0.2% of USA Financial Formulas’ holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Cooper Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 1,919 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $409,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 3,309 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $596,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its stake in Ross Stores by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 954 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in Ross Stores by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 1,292 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP increased its position in Ross Stores by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 1,421 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. 86.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ross Stores Stock Performance

Shares of ROST opened at $245.36 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $233.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $220.19. Ross Stores, Inc. has a one year low of $143.39 and a one year high of $257.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market cap of $78.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.86.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The apparel retailer reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $6.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.64 billion. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 38.42% and a net margin of 9.74%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Ross Stores has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.500-7.740 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ross Stores, Inc. will post 7.78 EPS for the current year.

Ross Stores Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 9th were issued a $0.445 dividend. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio is 24.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ROST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $231.00 price target on Ross Stores in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ross Stores in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $257.00 price objective on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 target price on shares of Ross Stores in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on shares of Ross Stores from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $240.00.

Ross Stores Profile

Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) is an American off‑price retailer headquartered in Dublin, California, that operates the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS store formats. The company sells a broad assortment of apparel, footwear, home fashions, accessories and other soft goods, positioning itself as a value-oriented destination for brand‑name and fashion merchandise at reduced prices.

Ross’s business model centers on opportunistic buying of excess inventory, closeouts, cancelled orders and overstocks from manufacturers, department stores and other suppliers.