Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GO or ROST?

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grocery Outlet	$4.37B	0.30	$39.47M	$0.16	82.81
Ross Stores	$21.26B	2.01	$2.09B	$6.33	20.66

Is GO or ROST more profitable?

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.79% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 0.39%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.77% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grocery Outlet	0.39%	6.21%	2.37%
Ross Stores	9.79%	38.77%	14.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, GO or ROST?

Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GO or ROST?

Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus price target of $15.62, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $158.94, indicating a potential upside of 21.54%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ross Stores is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media prefer GO or ROST?

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 17 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ross Stores and 3 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.28 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grocery Outlet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ross Stores	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GO or ROST?

99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ross Stores shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ross Stores beats Grocery Outlet on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.