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I'm always on the lookout for excellent companies with a long growth trends in front of them. Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) fits that bill but are the shares currently priced for perfection? Ross Stores is a discount retailer that offers consumers discounts off department store prices. Ross Stores is a dividend contender with 20 consecutive years of dividend growth with a 10-year growth rate of 23.9% per year. ROST closed trading on Tuesday, April 14th at $103.80 with a current yield of 0.91%.
The following tables/graphs are from my personal stock analysis spreadsheet. Data for the stock analysis was acquired from Ross Stores, Inc.'s investor relations page, Morningstar, and Yahoo Finance.
Historic Growth Rates:
Historically, owners of Ross Stores, Inc. have done very well. According to longrundata.com, ROST has rewarded investors with a total return of 806% or 23.2% annualized over the last 10 years. Looking at the historic growth rates for per share dividends, earnings, revenue, and free cash flow paints a solid historical basis.
You can read the full analysis of Ross Stores, Inc. over at Seeking Alpha.
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Bargain Hunting with Ross Stores, Inc.
I'm always on the lookout for excellent companies with a long growth trends in front of them. Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) fits that bill but are the shares currently priced for perfection? Ross Stores is a discount retailer that offers consumers discounts off department store prices. Ross Stores is a dividend contender with 20 consecutive years of dividend growth with a 10-year growth rate of 23.9% per year. ROST closed trading on Tuesday, April 14th at $103.80 with a current yield of 0.91%.
The following tables/graphs are from my personal stock analysis spreadsheet. Data for the stock analysis was acquired from Ross Stores, Inc.'s investor relations page, Morningstar, and Yahoo Finance.
Historic Growth Rates:
Historically, owners of Ross Stores, Inc. have done very well. According to longrundata.com, ROST has rewarded investors with a total return of 806% or 23.2% annualized over the last 10 years. Looking at the historic growth rates for per share dividends, earnings, revenue, and free cash flow paints a solid historical basis.
You can read the full analysis of Ross Stores, Inc. over at Seeking Alpha.
- Wal-mart Stores, Inc.: Low Prices Have Shares Trading For A 10%+ Discount
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) has a rich history of generating returns for investors and 42 consecutive years of increasing the dividend. Of course, that's what happens when you grow a 1-store business into the world's largest retailer with sales...
- Union Pacific Corporation: Keeping Your Portfolio On Track
As long as consumers continue to consume, Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) will be there to ship goods across the country. Union Pacific Corporation is a dividend challenger with 8 consecutive years of dividend increases. Union Pacific closed trading on Friday,...
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I have very little exposure to technology within my portfolio because there's much fewer options when it comes dividend growth investing. One company that I've had my eye on for a couple years now is Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO). Cisco Systems...
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