Ross Stores · NASDAQ: ROST · Apparel Retail

ROST stock sentiment

Over the past week, Ross Stores (ROST) pulled in about 8 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 57% bullish but is far apart: News runs 100% bullish while X sits at just 20%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 15 of 19 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 vs the crowd on ROST

Wall Street’s 79% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 20% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 15
Hold 3
Sell 1
Avg target $256.18

Across 19 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 15 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $256.18.

19 analysts79% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 57%
Spread 80 pts
Most bullish News 100%
Most bearish X 20%

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 improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on ROST

80pt spread
Wall St
79%
News
100%
Reddit
50%
X
20%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 57%

Analysts sit 22 points above the crowd average of 57%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while X sits at 20%, a 80-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why ROST reads Hold

Hold +5.8
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 56.7% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+8.7
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 1 up, 0 down, 2 flat.
+2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 25.4, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 1 bearish source keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from +10.5 to +5.8.

Ross Stores (ROST) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Ross Stores (ROST) buzz held subdued around 23.3 while the price drifted down 5.9% 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 3.5M shares. Updated Jul 13, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, ROST gained 5.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.5 and was variable, swinging between 23.3 and 46.6. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 13 of the 16 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw ROST this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 21.1
Bullish 50%
Mentions 2
Trend Stable
3 subredditsSentiment +0.2
Pos 63%Neu 38%Neg 0%
r/ValueInvesting Bullish
Loudest Reddit venue with 5 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 33.0
Bullish 20%
Mentions 5
Trend Rising
5 tweetsSentiment +0.1
Pos 62%Neu 29%Neg 10%
@cfromhertz Bullish 0.61
“was not in front of screens for a good part of day but my adds last week are working well $FTNT $ARM $ALAB $ROST, also added $DELL & $BAND…”
♥ 19↻ 0👁 5K views

News signal

Open source page
Buzz 22.3
Bullish 100%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
7 publishersSentiment +0.3
Pos 88%Neu 6%Neg 6%
Nasdaq Bullish 0.26
“In the closing of the recent trading day, Ross Stores (ROST) stood at $214.67, denoting a +1.57% move from the preceding trading day.” Led by MarketBeat and Yahoo Finance.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Ross Stores (ROST) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 13, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy (15 / 3 / 1)
Crowd bullish (7d)
57%
Avg price target
$256.18
Most bullish source
News, 100%
Most bearish source
X, 20%
Sentiment spread
80 pts
Mentions (7d)
8
Market cap
$71.5B
P/E · Forward P/E
31.2 · 29.0
EPS · Beta
$7.15 · 0.9
Revenue (TTM)
$23.78B · 10% margin
Industry
Apparel Retail

Ross Stores (ROST) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Ross Stores (ROST) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Ross Stores (ROST) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 69/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 57% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 8 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about ROST stock?

Reddit discussion around Ross Stores (ROST) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions across 3 tracked subreddits. The tone is 50% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.

What is the sentiment on ROST stock?

Ross Stores (ROST) sentiment is bullish across all 3 tracked sources. Reddit reads 50% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 20% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 69/100 conviction.

Why does ROST carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently bullish discussion around Ross Stores (ROST). All 3 tracked sources lean positive, with x being the most bearish at 20% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X. The hold signal carries 69/100 conviction.

What is driving Ross Stores (ROST) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 5 mentions (63% of total volume). Reddit contributes 2 mentions and News contributes 1 mentions. Sentiment is bullish across all sources, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Ross Stores (ROST)?

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 69/100 conviction reflects consistently bullish sentiment across multiple platforms. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this ROST sentiment data?

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.

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