经验金融有限责任公司增加罗斯百货公司(纳斯达克代码：ROST)的头寸

Empirical Finance LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST – Get Rating) by 11.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,872 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after buying an additional 732 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC's holdings in Ross Stores were worth $622,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Ross Stores by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,954 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $1,366,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its position in shares of Ross Stores by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 6,357 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $727,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Glassman Wealth Services increased its position in shares of Ross Stores by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 758 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Ross Stores by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,559 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clarius Group LLC increased its position in shares of Ross Stores by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 4,507 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $515,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.02% of the company's stock.

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Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Loop Capital cut their price target on Ross Stores from $95.00 to $80.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 20th. Telsey Advisory Group downgraded Ross Stores from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $145.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Friday, May 20th. Citigroup cut their price target on Ross Stores from $125.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Ross Stores from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $129.00 price target on shares of Ross Stores in a research report on Friday, June 3rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $102.73.

ROST stock opened at $71.38 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $24.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.90, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.99. Ross Stores, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.24 and a 52-week high of $127.58. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $84.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 19th. The apparel retailer reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $4.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.54 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 8.46% and a return on equity of 39.61%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Ross Stores, Inc. will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 7th were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 6th. Ross Stores's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.62%.

In related news, Director Michael J. Bush sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.46, for a total value of $81,460.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 34,496 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,810,044.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

About Ross Stores (Get Rating)

Ross Stores, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brand names. Its stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company's Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores primarily to middle income households; and dd's DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores for households with moderate income.

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