Thursday, February 23, 2012

Ross Stores - ROST - Barchart Chart of the Day

Barchart.coms Chart of the Day - Ross Stores (ROST)
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ROST - Ross Stores
Sym Last Chg Pct
ROST 52.94 +0.89 +1.71%
The "Chart of the Day" is Ross Stores (ROST), which showed up on Wednesday's Barchart "All Time High" list. Ross Stores on Wednesday broke out to a new all-time high of $53.62 and closed up 1.71%. TrendSpotter has been Long since Nov 29 at $44.70. Ross Stores was last featured on Chart of the Day on the October 11 close of $42.48, which means the stock has since rallied by more than $10 per share. In recent news on the stock, the company on Feb 2 reported sales up 5%, raised its quarterly dividend by 27% to 14 cents, and said it plans to complete the rest of its $450 million buyback plan in FY 12. Ross Stores, with a market cap of $11.8 billion, operates a chain of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores that target value-conscious men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 in middle-to-upper middle income households.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:
We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new All-Time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.
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  • TrendSpotter: Buy
  • Short-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 100% Buy


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