Core Insights - Ross Stores, Inc. is set to release its fourth-quarter financial results on March 4, with expected earnings of 1.66pershare,adecreasefrom1.82 per share in the same quarter last year [1] - The company projects quarterly revenue of 5.95billion,downfrom6.02 billion a year earlier [1] - William Sheehan has been appointed as Deputy CFO of Ross Stores [1] Stock Performance - Ross Stores shares declined by 2.5%, closing at 136.81[2]AnalystRatings−MorganStanleydowngradedRossStoresfromOverweighttoEqual−Weight,reducingthepricetargetfrom164 to 140[3]−WellsFargoalsodowngradedthestockfromOverweighttoEqual−Weight,settingapricetargetof165 [3] - Guggenheim maintained a Buy rating with a price target of 180[3]−JPMorgankeptanOverweightratingandraisedthepricetargetfrom171 to 173[3]−EvercoreISIGroupmaintainedanOutperformratingandincreasedthepricetargetfrom170 to $180 [3]