Dublin, California-based Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores in the United States under the Ross Dress brands for Kim and dd’s DISCOUNTS. With a market value of $69.1 billion, the company offers apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashion products.
Companies with a market capitalization of $10 billion or more are generally called “large-cap stocks.” ROST fits right into this category, with its market size above this threshold, reflecting its significant size and influence in the retail apparel industry.
However, ROST stock is down slightly from its 52-week high of $216.80 on March 04. Even more recently, the stock has been doing well lately, up 20.8% over the past three months and clearly outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI), which has remained flat over the same period.
Zooming in a bit more, the best performance becomes even clearer. Over the past 52 weeks, ROST has gained 55%, comfortably beating the DOWI’s 11.5% gain.
Meanwhile, the stock has mostly held above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages since last year, despite a few brief pullbacks along the way, suggesting the overall trend is firmly bullish.
On March 4, Ross Store shares rose 8% after a strong release of its expected Q4 2025 earnings. The company’s total sales grew nearly 12% year-over-year to $6.6 billion and beat Street estimates, driven by strong 9% growth in its comparable-store sales. Additionally, its adjusted EPS for the quarter came in at $2, also topping Wall Street estimates.
When its partner, TJX Companies, Inc. ( TJX ) stacked against, ROST comfortably outperformed. Over the past year, TJX stock has grown 30.8%.
With this addition, sentiment about ROST remains very optimistic. Among the 19 analysts covering the stock, the consensus rating is “Strong Buy”. The average price target of $231.33 suggests a potential upside of 7.7% from current price levels.
As of the date of publication, Sristi Jayaswal did not hold positions (either directly or indirectly) in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is for informational purposes only. This article was originally published on Barchart.com
