Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ross Stores, Inc shares valued at $1,481,954 were sold by BALMUTH MICHAEL on Apr 02 ’25. At $131.60 per share, BALMUTH MICHAEL sold 11,261 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 59,790 shares worth approximately $8.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sykes Karen sold 5,036 shares, netting a total of over 657,111 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $130.48 each, the insider now holds 110,365 shares.
Before that, Fleming Karen had sold 5,270 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $672,979, the PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS traded Ross Stores, Inc shares for $127.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,270 shares, worth approximately $13.88 million.
As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on August 22, 2025, Ross Stores, Inc [ROST] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $160. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of April 08, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for ROST. Earlier on April 03, 2025, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ROST stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing ROST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ross Stores, Inc [NASDAQ: ROST] plunged -0.83% to $149.05. The stock’s lowest price that day was $148.07, but it reached a high of $151.83 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.36%. Over the course of the year, Ross Stores, Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.35%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $157.25 on 01/06/25 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 147.47, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 145.89. In the upper region, resistance lies at 151.23. The next price resistance is at 153.41. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.87 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 steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.74 million shares to 5.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 6.12 million shares. A decline of -13.81% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.15.
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In terms of Ross Stores, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 162 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.79% from the previous closing price of $150.29. Analysts anticipate Ross Stores, Inc stock to reach 170 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 130. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked Ross Stores, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 05, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $150.
