Citi Trends (CTRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Citi Trends, Inc. is a value-oriented retailer specializing in fashionable apparel, accessories, footwear and home goods for primarily African American and Latinx families. The company offers merchandise for women, men and children, including casual clothing, seasonal items, jewelry, beauty products, toys and household goods.

Based in Savannah, Georgia, Citi Trends sells its products through a nationwide network of brick-and-mortar stores and its e-commerce platform. Its stores are generally located in urban and value-focused communities across the United States, with merchandise assortments designed to reflect local customer preferences and trends.

The company traces its roots to 1946, when it was established as Allied Department Stores, and adopted the Citi Trends name in 2001. Citi Trends is listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol CTRN.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.08 to $48.09
• 50-Day Range: $47.86 to $76.18
• 52-Week Range: $30.73 to $77.91
• Volume: 76,983 shs
• Average Volume: 197,189 shs
• Market Capitalization: $399.15 million
• P/E Ratio: 58.37
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $81.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Citi Trends Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Citi Trends scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 408th out of 478 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Citi Trends has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Citi Trends has a consensus price target of $81.00, representing about 69.2% upside from its current price of $47.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Citi Trends has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Citi Trends is 58.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Citi Trends is 58.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Citi Trends has a P/B Ratio of 3.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.19% of the float of Citi Trends has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Citi Trends has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citi Trends has recently increased by 3.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Citi Trends does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Citi Trends does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Citi Trends this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CTRN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Citi Trends insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $701,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.60% of the stock of Citi Trends is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Citi Trends has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CTRN
• CIK: 1318484
• Web: www.cititrends.com
• Phone: (912) 236-1561
• Fax: 912-443-3663
• Employees: 4,700
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Citi Trends: $81.00
• High Price Target: $81.00
• Low Price Target: $81.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +69.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 58.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $5.21 million
• Net Margins: 0.84%
• Pretax Margin: 0.86%
• Return on Equity: 8.11%
• Return on Assets: 2.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $819.96 million
• Price / Sales: 0.49
• Cash Flow: $1.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.40
• Book Value: $13.94 per share
• Price / Book: 3.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 8,340,000
• Free Float: 7,538,000
• Market Cap: $399.15 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.81