MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Sells 3,305 Shares of Ross Stores, Inc. $ROST

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH lessened its holdings in shares of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) by 26.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,220 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 3,305 shares during the quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in Ross Stores were worth $1,997,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROST. Ethic Inc. grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 4,847 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Ross Stores by 61.1% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 45,043 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $8,114,000 after buying an additional 17,090 shares during the period. Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. bought a new position in Ross Stores in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,542,000. National Pension Service lifted 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 buying an additional 754,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 744.8% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 211,676 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $38,131,000 after buying an additional 186,619 shares during the period. 86.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ROST. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ross Stores from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Ross Stores in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ross Stores in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Ross Stores in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Ross Stores from $248.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ross Stores has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $233.18.

Ross Stores Stock Performance

ROST opened at $220.93 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $126.32 and a 12-month high of $242.81. The business has a 50 day moving average of $223.95 and a 200-day moving average of $211.08. The stock has a market cap of $70.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.86, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.87.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The apparel retailer reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $6.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts expect that Ross Stores, Inc. will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Ross Stores Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were given a $0.445 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 9th. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.86%.

Ross Stores Company 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.