3,203 Shares in Ross Stores, Inc. $ROST Acquired by Bull Harbor Capital LLC

Bull Harbor Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,203 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $694,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ethic Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ross Stores by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 23,772 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $4,282,000 after buying an additional 4,847 shares during the period. National Pension Service grew its stake in Ross Stores by 138.4% in the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,300,056 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $234,192,000 after acquiring an additional 754,816 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 61.1% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 45,043 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $8,114,000 after acquiring an additional 17,090 shares in the last quarter. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new position in shares of Ross Stores during the fourth quarter worth approximately $204,750,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 99.5% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 14,745 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,656,000 after purchasing an additional 7,353 shares in the last quarter. 86.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ross Stores Price Performance

Ross Stores stock opened at $252.57 on Friday. Ross Stores, Inc. has a 52 week low of $134.37 and a 52 week high of $255.30. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $229.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $215.76. The stock has a market cap of $81.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The apparel retailer reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.29. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 38.42% and a net margin of 9.74%.The company had revenue of $6.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.64 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Ross Stores’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Ross Stores, Inc. will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Ross Stores Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROST has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on shares of Ross Stores from $240.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 target price on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $257.00 price objective on shares of Ross Stores in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Ross Stores from $242.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $233.18.

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.