Ross Stores Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) shares fell 2.04% to $236.27 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors like Target and Amazon during a broader market decline. This marks the second consecutive day of losses for ROST, which remains 8.07% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.
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Shares of Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) slipped 2.04% to $236.27 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,675.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.21% to 53,463.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ross Stores Inc. closed 8.07% short of its 52-week high of $257.00, which the company achieved on August 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.30% to $260.28, Target Corp. (TGT) rose 0.35% to $164.04, and TJX Cos. (TJX) fell 1.90% to $136.83.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 402,374 below its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 26, 2026.
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