Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Ross Stores (ROST)

Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 12/17/2025 – Ross Stores was given a new $200.00 price target on by analysts at Robert W. Baird.
• 12/16/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $180.00 to $200.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/10/2025 – Ross Stores was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/9/2025 – Ross Stores is now covered by analysts at Guggenheim. They set a “buy” rating and a $199.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/4/2025 – Ross Stores was given a new $203.00 price target on by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 12/4/2025 – Ross Stores had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 12/1/2025 – Ross Stores had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $175.00 to $195.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $163.00 to $169.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $171.00 to $188.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $147.00 to $159.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $164.00 to $183.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $188.00 to $200.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $170.00 to $182.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $175.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/21/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $160.00 to $175.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/15/2025 – Ross Stores was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 11/13/2025 – Ross Stores had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $160.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/10/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $170.00 to $174.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $147.00 to $163.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Ross Stores is now covered by analysts at Erste Group Bank AG. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2025 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $175.00 to $180.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Ross Stores Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be paid a $0.405 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ross Stores news, CMO Karen Fleming sold 2,932 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.09, for a total value of $437,131.88. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 88,335 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,169,865.15. This represents a 3.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Stephen C. Brinkley sold 6,437 shares of Ross Stores stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.97, for a total transaction of $971,793.89. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 57,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,607,101.64. The trade was a 10.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.