Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Purchases New Position in Ross Stores, Inc. $ROST

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,267 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,121,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ROST. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ross Stores during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Bard Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Ross Stores in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Ross Stores in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc bought a new stake in Ross Stores during the second quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ross Stores during the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.86% of the company’s stock.

Ross Stores News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Ross Stores this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter sales increased 13.3% year over year to approximately $6.3 billion, while comparable-store sales rose 10% as customer traffic strengthened. Ross Stores Reports Strong Second Quarter Sales and Earnings Results
• Positive Sentiment: Reported diluted EPS reached $2.66, up sharply from $1.56 a year earlier and well above consensus estimates near $1.93-$1.94. Several reports characterized the quarter as a double beat on earnings and revenue. Ross Stores Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Ross raised fiscal 2026 EPS guidance to $8.61-$8.77, substantially above the approximately $7.31 consensus cited in the reports. Third-quarter guidance of $1.75-$1.83 and fourth-quarter guidance of $2.17-$2.26 also exceed consensus expectations. Ross Stores Raises Annual Profit Forecast Again
• Positive Sentiment: The company increased its fiscal-year store-opening plan to 115 locations after opening 47 stores during the quarter, supporting longer-term revenue growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: Ross declared its regular quarterly dividend of $0.445 per share, payable September 30 to shareholders of record September 8. The dividend provides ongoing shareholder returns but was not a major change to the investment outlook. Ross Stores Announces Quarterly Dividend
• Negative Sentiment: About $253 million of the quarter’s operating income came from IEEPA tariff refunds. Investors may discount some of the earnings upside because tariff-related benefits could be nonrecurring, leaving underlying margins and demand as key areas to monitor.
• Negative Sentiment: ROST remains near its 52-week high and trades at a relatively demanding valuation, making the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or disappointment even after a strong report. Pre-earnings options activity also showed elevated put demand and implied volatility.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup boosted their target price on Ross Stores from $261.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Ross Stores from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. Guggenheim restated 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 lifted their price target on Ross Stores from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $244.76.

Ross Stores Stock Performance

ROST stock opened at $228.99 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $233.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.74. Ross Stores, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $143.39 and a fifty-two week high of $257.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.46 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.86.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The apparel retailer reported $2.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.71. The company had revenue of $6.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.16 billion. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 38.42% and a net margin of 9.74%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. Analysts forecast that Ross Stores, Inc. will post 7.81 EPS for the current year.

Ross Stores Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a $0.445 dividend. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.86%.

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.