Analyst ratings
Across 20 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 14 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $270.56.
NASDAQ: ROST · Apparel Retail
Over the past week, Ross Stores (ROST) pulled in about 22 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 53% bullish but is far apart: Reddit runs 100% bullish while X sits at just 17%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 14 of 20 analysts rating ROST a buy.
There is little buzz around ROST this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 70% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 17% to Reddit at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 20 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 14 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $270.56.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 17 points above the crowd average of 53%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 100% bullish while X sits at 17%, a 83-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Ross Stores (ROST) buzz held subdued around 25.1 while the price drifted down 3.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.1M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, ROST lost 5.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.2 and was relatively stable, swinging between 19.6 and 38.5. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (14 / 5 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 53% |
| Avg price target | $270.56 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 100% |
| Most bearish source | X, 17% |
| Sentiment spread | 83 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 22 |
| Market cap | $72.24B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 27.2 · 27.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $8.27 · 0.8 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $24.51B · 11% margin |
| Industry | Apparel Retail |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Ross Stores (ROST) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 58/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 53% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 22 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Ross Stores (ROST) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 7 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 100% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Ross Stores (ROST), averaging 53% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 100% bullish and X at 17%, a 83-point spread. On the professional side, 14 of 20 analysts rate ROST a buy.
Of the 20 analysts covering Ross Stores (ROST), 14 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $270.56. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 53% bullish.
Ross Stores (ROST)'s cross-source average is mixed at 53% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 100% bullish, News reads 43% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 58/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Ross Stores (ROST) at 53% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 17% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while x activity is rising. The hold signal carries 58/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 14 mentions (64% of total volume). X contributes 6 mentions and Reddit contributes 2 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 53% bullish, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. ROST's hold signal at 58/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 53% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The ROST sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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