Published on 3 Dec 2021 on Market Watch
Ross Stores Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors
Shares of Ross Stores Inc. shed 0.33% to $110.19 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.84% to 4,538.43 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.17% to 34,580.08. Ross Stores Inc. closed $24.03 short of its 52-week high ($134.22), which the company achieved on May 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as TJX Cos. rose 0.63% to $70.69, Gap Inc. rose 2.58% to $16.72, and Overstock.com Inc. fell 4.63% to $80.70. Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 249,868 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.