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Filed under: Earnings reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Target Corp. (TGT), Kohl's Corp (KSS), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) is The company pleased investors late last month, when it reported Q2 EPS of 54 cents and revenues of $1.64 billion. Analysts had been expecting 54 cents and $1.61 billion. Management also guided Q3 EPS to 42-44 cents (43 cent consensus) and Q4 EPS to 78-81 cents (80 cent consensus). CL King subsequently reiterated its "strong buy" rating on the shares and the firm was able to report August same store sales that topped the Wall Street view. The news Altogether, brokers now recommend the issue with two "strong buys", four "buys" and seven "holds". Analysts see a 15% average annual growth rate, through the next five years. The stock's P/E ratio (17.96), PEG ratio (1.12), Price to Sales ratio (0.82), Price to Free Cash Flow ratio (14.20), Sales Growth rate (13.55%), EPS Growth rate (45.95%), Return on Assets (12.38%), Return on Investment (21.40%) and Return on Equity (30.25%) compare favorably with industry, sector and S&P 500 averages. Institutional investors hold about 96% of the outstanding shares. The stock is one of those used to calculate the S&P 400 MidCap Index. Over the past 52 weeks, it has traded between $21.23 and $41.56. A stop-loss of $33.50 looks good here. Larry Schutts is a contributing editor for Theflyonthewall.com and the Vice-President of Stockwinners.com. He does not hold positions in any of the stocks mentioned above.  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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