NASDAQ:PLCE Children's Place (PLCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.88 +0.05 (+0.93%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:40 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.88 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Children's Place Stock (NASDAQ:PLCE) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Children's Place alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4.80▼$4.9850-Day Range$3.74▼$6.8652-Week Range$3.66▼$19.74Volume374,684 shsAverage Volume1.01 million shsMarket Capitalization$108.08 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$6.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview The Children's Place, Inc. engages in the provision of apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children. The firm also designs contracts to manufacture and sell fashionable and value-priced merchandise under the brand names of The Children’s Place, Baby Place, and Gymboree. It operates through The Children’s Place U.S. and The Children’s Place International segments. The Children’s Place U.S. segment refers to the company’s U.S. and Puerto Rico-based stores and revenue from its U.S. based wholesale business. The Children’s Place International segment is involved in the Canadian-based stores, revenue from the company’s Canadian-based wholesale business, as well as revenue from international franchisees. The company was founded by David Pulver and Clinton A. Clark in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ. Read More Children's Place Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks10th Percentile Overall ScorePLCE MarketRank™: Children's Place scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 202nd out of 209 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingChildren's Place has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageChildren's Place has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Children's Place's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Children's Place is -1.56, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Children's Place is -1.56, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Read more about Children's Place's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted51.99% of the float of Children's Place has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChildren's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently increased by 20.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldChildren's Place does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthChildren's Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted51.99% of the float of Children's Place has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChildren's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently increased by 20.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentChildren's Place has a news sentiment score of -0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Children's Place this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for PLCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Children's Place to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Children's Place insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.62% of the stock of Children's Place is held by insiders.Read more about Children's Place's insider trading history. Receive PLCE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Children's Place and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PLCE Stock News HeadlinesThere's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Children's Place's (NASDAQ:PLCE) Returns On CapitalJuly 5 at 12:01 PM | finance.yahoo.comThe Children’s Place to Release First Quarter Financial ResultsJune 24, 2025 | theglobeandmail.com$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal. | Brownstone Research (Ad)The Children’s Place Reports First Quarter 2025 ResultsJune 24, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comChildren’s Place stock tumbles after missing Q1 sales expectationsJune 9, 2025 | investing.comChildren’s Place stock tumbles after missing Q1 sales expectationsJune 9, 2025 | investing.comThe Children's Place Blames Economic Uncertainty, Tariffs for Big LossJune 9, 2025 | msn.comThe Children's Place Blames Economic Uncertainty, Tariffs for Big LossJune 9, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines PLCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PLCE shares performed this year? Children's Place's stock was trading at $10.46 at the start of the year. Since then, PLCE shares have decreased by 53.4% and is now trading at $4.8750. How were Children's Place's earnings last quarter? The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, June, 6th. The company reported ($1.52) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $1.44. The firm had revenue of $242.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $313.85 million. Children's Place had a negative net margin of 3.97% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.32%. How do I buy shares of Children's Place? Shares of PLCE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Children's Place own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Children's Place investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Last Earnings6/06/2025Today7/06/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)9/09/2025Fiscal Year End1/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - APP/SHOE Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLCE CIK1041859 Webwww.childrensplace.com Phone(201) 558-2400Fax201-227-0321Employees7,900Year Founded1988Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$6.00 High Stock Price Target$6.00 Low Stock Price Target$6.00 Potential Upside/Downside+23.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($3.13) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$57.82 million Net Margins-3.97% Pretax Margin-3.41% Return on Equity-10.32% Return on Assets-1.49% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio75.63 Current Ratio0.92 Quick Ratio0.14 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.39 billion Price / Sales0.08 Cash Flow$3.51 per share Price / Cash Flow1.39 Book Value($4.65) per share Price / Book-1.05Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares22,170,000Free Float22,031,000Market Cap$108.08 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.72 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? 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