Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) β€” RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$232.30 +1.90% NASDAQ β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (28% profit margin, 36% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B β€’ BUY Cap $74.21B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY β€’ B
025507510072
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B- Β· Rk B
Cash (20)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (14)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.3% Base Target
$291 Bull$247 Base$190 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($7.8M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $228.00
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
4630 Oversold Β· 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
8.65>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
8 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE75% OF RANGE
L: $158$232.30H: $257
1. Money & Cash Health● HEALTHY
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Real cash coming in backs up reported profits (28% profit margin and healthy balance-sheet cushion).

Factor Grade: A+RQD 20 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 22 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 30 / 40
MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on ROST

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
BULLISH (98)

36.0% ROIC with 27.7% gross margin and 2.97% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 8.65 and Piotroski 8/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (60)

Put/Call 0.71x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like ROST
  • βœ“Strong cash generator (28% profit margin)β€”profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.
  • βœ“Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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ROST // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +0.22%πŸ“ WEDGE COMPRESSION COIL
2026-10-30O $235.3H $235.7L $227.5C $228.3VOL 2.11M
RES: $239.2SUP: $223.1SMA50: $231.2SMA200: $222.4
$262.6$239.4$216.1$192.9$169.6RES $239.2SUP $223.1$228.32026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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ROST Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
26.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +7.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on ROST today. View full Setup Ledger β†’

πŸ¦‹ Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph β†’

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for ROST. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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ROST Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell ROST stock right now?

Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) currently earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy β€” BUY) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (28% profit margin, 36% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

What is ROST's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

ROST's 12-month base price target is $246.93 (range $190.49 to $291.38), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.