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ROST — structural market context

Ross Stores, Inc.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 22. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $236.67 (Oct 22) vs $234.18 (Oct 21): +1.06%.

Volume

0.89× its 20-session average (2.0M) on Oct 22.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 10.2M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 9.5M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 4 days with fails, largest 7K shares on Sep 24.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): no fails listed.

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Analyst rating actions

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Insider filings (Form 4)

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ROST events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

Form 4 · other · filed 2026-10-05 · View on sec.gov ↗

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ROST short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
10.2M
% OF FLOAT
3.3%
DAYS TO COVER
5.0
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+7.4%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (23d ago)

ROST fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-25 · 28d4K$235.4
2026-09-24 · 29d7K$233.98
2026-09-23 · 30d7K$232.51

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

ROST insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 2 sales

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
Conroy James Grant · director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERSale (S)49K$11.3M2026-09-15
Brinkley Stephen C · officer: PRESIDENT, OPERATIONSSale (S)6K$1.5M2026-09-15

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

ROST analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
Wolfe ResearchinitialiseOutperform2026-10-21
Wolfe Researchprice_target—2026-10-21
Deutsche Bankprice_target—2026-08-21
Deutsche BankholdBuy2026-08-21
JefferiesholdBuy2026-08-21

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is ROST's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, ROST had 10.2M shares sold short — 3.3% of its float, with 5.0 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying ROST?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, ROST recorded 0 insider purchases and 2 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about ROST?
The most recent action: Wolfe Research initialise to Outperform on 2026-10-21. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell ROST?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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