DJ Ross Stores Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Ross Stores Inc. $(ROST)$ rallied 1.09% to $200.38 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Ross Stores Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $198.98, which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 1.81% to $204.79, Target Corp. (TGT) fell 0.76% to $115.66, and TJX Cos. $(TJX)$ rose 0.17% to $157.23.
Trading volume (2.2 M) remained 239,248 below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 18, 2026 16:47 ET (21:47 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.