Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ross Stores, Inc shares valued at $971,794 were sold by Brinkley Stephen C on Oct 08 ’25. At $150.97 per share, Brinkley Stephen C sold 6,437 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 57,012 shares worth approximately $9.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STEPHEN BRINKLEY purchased 6,437 shares, netting a total of over 971,794 in proceeds.
Before that, Fleming Karen had sold 2,932 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $437,142, the PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS traded Ross Stores, Inc shares for $149.09 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,932 shares, worth approximately $14.15 million.
Analysts at BTIG Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of August 22, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for ROST. Earlier on July 02, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ROST stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing ROST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ: ROST] plunged -1.23% to $160.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $158.85, but it reached a high of $163.02 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.37%. Over the course of the year, Ross Stores, Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.91%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $165.07 on 11/05/25 and a 52-week low of $122.36 on 03/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ross Stores, Inc (ROST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 158.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 156.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 162.55. The next price resistance is at 164.87. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ross Stores, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ross Stores, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1.18 million shares to 6.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.69 million shares. A jump of 17.2% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.77.
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In terms of Ross Stores, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 164 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.09% from the previous closing price of $162.23. Analysts anticipate Ross Stores, Inc stock to reach 180 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 160. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked Ross Stores, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 08, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $150.
