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Off-price retailer Ross Stores Inc has raised its full-year guidance after higher sales helped it to a better-than-expected 21% hike in first quarter earnings.

Research Calls ahead of the market open. Ross Stores was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity.

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On Thursday, Ross Stores, Inc. reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

Ross Stores opened at 60.66 on Monday. Ross Stores has a 1-year low of $33.50 and a 1-year high of $62.55. The company has a market cap of $13.412 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.91. Ross Stores last released its earnings data on Thursday, May 17th.

TJ Companies , an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer, grew first-quarter earnings 55 percent to 55 cents a share, topping views by a penny.

Kirkland's Inc . is scheduled to report its first quarter 2012 financial results before the opening bell on Friday, May 18, 2012.

Ross Stores Inc. , one of the leading off-price retailers of apparels and home accessories, recently posted earnings of 93 cents per share for first-quarter 2012, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

Sears first quarter net swung to $189 million profit and plan for a partial spin-off. Ross Stores first quarter net soared 21% to $208.6 million and Wal-Mart increased 10% to $3.74 billion.

S&P 500 component Ross Stores Inc. reported its results for the first quarter. Ross Stores operates two chains of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores in the United States and Guam.

Ross Stores Inc, retailer of low-priced apparel, reported a 21-percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday as margins improved.

Ross Stores is an off-price retailer that purchases unwanted inventory from name-brand manufacturers, department stores, and other retailers at an opportunistically low price.

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This morning, Citigroup raised its price target on shares of Annaly Capital Management to $15 per share following strong first quarter results.A With the higher price target, Citigroup increased its EPS estimates and reiterated its hold rating.

The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Shares of Ross Stores opened at 63.71 on Friday.

The firm currently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Shares of Ross Stores opened at 63.71 on Friday.