Citi Trends (CTRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of fashion apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers apparel, such as fashion sportswear and footwear for men and ladies, as well as apparel for kids, including newborns, infants, toddlers, boys, and girls; sleepwear, lingerie, and scrubs for ladies; and kids uniforms and accessories. It also provides accessories and beauty products that include handbags, luggage, hats, belts, sunglasses, jewelry, and watches, as well as offers outerwear for men and women. In addition, the company offers home and lifestyle products comprising home products for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and decorative accessories; and food, tech, team sports, health and products, as well as seasonal items, books, and toys. Citi Trends, Inc. provides its products primarily to African American and multicultural families in the United States. The company was formerly known as Allied Fashion, Inc. and changed its name to Citi Trends, Inc. in 2001. Citi Trends, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.79 to $33.40
• 50-Day Range: $20.67 to $34.14
• 52-Week Range: $13.66 to $34.63
• Volume: 27,345 shs
• Average Volume: 115,120 shs
• Market Capitalization: $273.20 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Citi Trends Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Citi Trends scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Citi Trends has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Citi Trends has received no research coverage 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 -7.06, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of Citi Trends is -7.06, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Citi Trends has a P/B Ratio of 2.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.43% 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 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citi Trends has recently decreased by 20.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.43% 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 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citi Trends has recently decreased by 20.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Citi Trends has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Citi Trends to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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 $25,455.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.70% of the stock of Citi Trends is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

CTRN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CTRN shares performed this year?

Citi Trends' stock was trading at $26.25 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CTRN stock has increased by 25.5% and is now trading at $32.9550.

How were Citi Trends' earnings last quarter?

Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 3rd. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.36. The business earned $201.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $195.76 million. Citi Trends had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.90% and a negative net margin of 5.06%.
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How do I buy shares of Citi Trends?

Shares of CTRN 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 Citi Trends own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Citi Trends investors own include Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/03/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/26/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - APP/SHOE
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CTRN
• CIK: 1318484
• Web: www.cititrends.com
• Phone: (912) 236-1561
• Fax: 912-443-3663
• Employees: 4,600
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $32.50
• High Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.67)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$43.17 million
• Net Margins: -5.06%
• Pretax Margin: -3.94%
• Return on Equity: -27.90%
• Return on Assets: -7.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $753.08 million
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $13.09 per share
• Price / Book: 2.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 8,290,000
• Free Float: 7,407,000
• Market Cap: $273.20 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.98