ROST · Ross Stores, Inc.

Ross Stores Inc ROST

Operates off-price retail chains, including Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts, selling discounted apparel and home goods.

Daily briefOctober 26, 2026

Ross Stores upgraded by UBS on store-productivity growth potential

+2.10% to $234.11 from $229.30

UBS analyst Jay Sole upgraded Ross Stores to Buy from Neutral and raised his price target to $315 from $239, arguing the chain’s same-store sales momentum can continue past this year.
Sole’s thesis centers on a store-productivity gap with TJX that he expects new CEO Jim Conroy’s strategies to help close; UBS noted Ross spent just 0.4% of sales on marketing in 2025 versus 1.1% at TJX.
The upgrade adds to recent bullish Wall Street sentiment on the discount retailer heading into the holiday shopping season.

Sources: TipRanks · Proactive Investors · Seeking Alpha

Daily briefAugust 20, 2026

-2.43% to $228.99 from $234.69

Second-quarter EPS came in at $2.66, well above the company’s own guidance range of $1.85 to $1.93, including about $0.60 per share from tariff refunds.
Total sales rose 13% year over year, with comparable-store sales up 10%, primarily driven by increased customer traffic.
Operating margin expanded to 17.6% from 11.5% in the year-ago quarter.
The company raised its guidance for the third and fourth quarters despite tougher year-over-year comparisons in the back half.

Sources: PR Newswire · StockStory

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