Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Ross Stores (ROST)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) in the last few weeks:

• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $294.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $265.00 to $285.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores was given a new $290.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $231.00 to $234.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $230.00 to $240.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $290.00 to $310.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $245.00 to $248.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $232.00 to $239.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $270.00 to $290.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $260.00 to $298.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $262.00 to $272.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $250.00 to $270.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/18/2026 – Ross Stores had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 8/17/2026 – Ross Stores had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $276.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Ross Stores had its price target raised by Telsey Advisory Group from $265.00 to $280.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Ross Stores was given a new $231.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/4/2026 – Ross Stores was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 7/6/2026 – Ross Stores had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Ross Stores Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.445 per share. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. Ross Stores’s payout ratio is currently 21.55%.

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.