Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $13.63 Million Stake in Ross Stores, Inc. $ROST

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS trimmed its holdings in Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) by 3.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 75,649 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 2,893 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Ross Stores were worth $13,627,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 39.9% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 27,875 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,562,000 after buying an additional 7,951 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 23.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 615 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $79,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 35.8% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,581 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,350,000 after buying an additional 2,792 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 1.0% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 150,491 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $19,200,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 2.2% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 12,580 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,605,000 after buying an additional 265 shares during the period. 86.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ross Stores Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROST opened at $224.07 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $221.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.22. Ross Stores, Inc. has a 52 week low of $124.49 and a 52 week high of $237.41. 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 capitalization of $72.18 billion, a PE ratio of 31.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.86.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.29. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 38.42% and a net margin of 9.74%.The firm had revenue of $6.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.64 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. Analysts predict that Ross Stores, Inc. will post 7.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ross Stores Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th will be paid a $0.445 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 9th. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.86%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ROST has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research raised Ross Stores from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on Ross Stores from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ross Stores has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $233.18.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ross Stores

In other Ross Stores news, Director Patricia H. Mueller sold 1,881 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.13, for a total value of $400,897.53. Following the sale, the director owned 2,159 shares in the company, valued at $460,147.67. This represents a 46.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CMO Karen Sykes sold 5,506 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.40, for a total value of $1,174,980.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 104,648 shares in the company, valued at $22,331,883.20. This represents a 5.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 25,756 shares of company stock worth $5,521,004 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

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.