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ROSS STORES INC (NASD)
ROST 43.95 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 23.46 - 50.50
Avg Volume 1,883,810
Industry RETAIL-DISCOUNT
Market Cap 5.50 B
Div - Yield 0.44 - 1.00
PE (forward) 13.08
PEG Ratio .87
Current Year Est. 3.36
EPS Last Year 3.14
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#2 Buy 16.63%
#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
S&P 500 8.70%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.33
ABR (Last Week) 2.33
# of Recs in ABR 15
Average Target Price 49.50
Industry Rank by ABR 129 out of 217
Rank in Industry 10 out of 14
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR ROST
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Nov 20, 2009
Growth & Income: Ross Stores, Inc.
Nov 09, 2009
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Oct 22, 2009
Growth & Income: Ross Stores
Oct 22, 2009
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Oct 15, 2009
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NEWS
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Nov 19, 2009
Ross Stores (ROST) NewsBite - ROST Shares Sink on Q4 Forecast
Nov 19, 2009
ROST: Q3 Earnings Call @ 11:00 ET Today [delayed]
Nov 19, 2009
Ross Stores Reaffirms Below Estimates
Nov 19, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
01/2010
Next Quarter
04/2010
This Year
01/2010
Next Year
01/2011
Average Estimate 0.97 0.82 3.35 3.65
Number of Estimates 11 5 12 12
Low Estimates 0.92 0.79 3.25 3.50
High Estimate 1.06 0.87 3.45 3.77
Year Ago EPS 0.76 0.72 2.33 3.35
EPS Growth 27.51% 14.44% 43.74% 9.08%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Ross Stores, Inc. operates a chain of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores, which target value conscious men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 in middle-to-upper middle income households. The decisions of the company, from merchandising, purchasing and pricing, to the location of its stores, are aimed at this customer base. The company offers brand name and designer merchandise at low everyday prices, generally below regular prices of most department and specialty stores.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 3.14
Sales 6486.14
Net Income 397.26
Price/Earnings 14
Price/Book 4.97
Price/Cash Flow 12.71
Price/Sales .79


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