The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Children's Place in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 7th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.97 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.09. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $9.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Children's Place's current full-year earnings is ($3.52) per share.
A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Children's Place from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered shares of Children's Place from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Finally, B. Riley upgraded Children's Place from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $12.00 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th.
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Children's Place Stock Up 5.6 %
Shares of PLCE stock traded up $0.53 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $9.88. The company had a trading volume of 1,371,411 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,337,521. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.67. Children's Place has a 12 month low of $6.58 and a 12 month high of $38.03. The company has a market cap of $123.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.61 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.19.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Children's Place
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mithaq Capital SPC lifted its holdings in shares of Children's Place by 1,932.4% during the 1st quarter. Mithaq Capital SPC now owns 7,001,387 shares of the company's stock worth $80,796,000 after acquiring an additional 6,656,894 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Children's Place by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 311,324 shares of the company's stock worth $7,229,000 after purchasing an additional 48,964 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Children's Place by 181.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 150,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,071,000 after purchasing an additional 97,064 shares during the last quarter. Partnership Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Children's Place by 80.3% during the 1st quarter. Partnership Wealth Management LLC now owns 129,660 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,496,000 after buying an additional 57,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Towerview LLC lifted its position in Children's Place by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Towerview LLC now owns 84,000 shares of the company's stock worth $1,950,000 after buying an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Children's Place news, major shareholder Mithaq Capital Spc bought 1,849,397 shares of Children's Place stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $11.02 per share, for a total transaction of $20,380,354.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 3,097,268 shares in the company, valued at $34,131,893.36. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 4.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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The Children's Place, Inc operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer in North America. It operates through two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. The company offers apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children and tweens; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names.
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