Ross Stores Ownership

ROST Stock  USD 141.51  2.62  1.89%   
Ross Stores owns a total of 328.83 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Ross Stores outstanding shares are owned by third-party entities. These institutional holders are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to secure positions in Ross Stores to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Ross Stores. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Ross Stores as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On September 6, 2024, Representative John James of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Ross Stores's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-12-31
Previous Quarter
329.9 M
Current Value
328.5 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
554 M
Quarterly Volatility
158.3 M
 
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Dividends Paid is likely to gain to about (464.3 M) in 2025. Dividend Yield is likely to drop to 0.01 in 2025. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 471.8 M in 2025, whereas Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop slightly above 1.1 B in 2025.
  
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Ross Stock Ownership Analysis

About 95.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.62. Ross Stores recorded earning per share (EPS) of 6.32. The entity last dividend was issued on the 18th of March 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 12th of June 2015. Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dds DISCOUNTS brand names. Ross Stores, Inc. was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California. Ross Stores operates under Apparel Retail classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 100000 people. To find out more about Ross Stores contact Barbara Rentler at 925 965 4400 or learn more at https://www.rossstores.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Ross Stores also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Ross Stores' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Ross Stores' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Ross Stores Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

14.91 Billion

Ross Stores Insider Trades History

Roughly 2.0% of Ross Stores are currently held by insiders. Unlike Ross Stores' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Ross Stores' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Ross Stores' insider trades
 
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Ross Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Ross Stores is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Ross Stores backward and forwards among themselves. Ross Stores' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Ross Stores' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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Note, although Ross Stores' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Ross Stores Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Ross Stores insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Ross Stores' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Ross Stores insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Ross Stores' latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Ross Stores, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Ross Stores by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-09-06Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-09-02Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify

Ross Stores Outstanding Bonds

Ross Stores issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Ross Stores uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Ross bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Ross Stores has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Ross Stores Corporate Filings

8th of April 2025
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7th of April 2025
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F4
4th of April 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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10K
1st of April 2025
Annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a company financial performance
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