The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of ($0.61) Per Share

The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Children's Place in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 7th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.61) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.73). 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. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Children's Place's Q2 2025 earnings at ($1.45) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.78) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($0.87) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on PLCE. StockNews.com raised shares of Children's Place from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday. B. Riley raised Children's Place from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 24th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded Children's Place from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th.

Children's Place Stock Up 14.4 %

NASDAQ:PLCE traded up $1.43 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $11.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,081,707 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,334,688. The company has a market capitalization of $141.02 million, a P/E ratio of -1.82 and a beta of 2.05. Children's Place has a 12 month low of $6.58 and a 12 month high of $38.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.56.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Mithaq Capital Spc acquired 1,566,475 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $15.80 per share, with a total value of $24,750,305.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 4,663,743 shares of the company's stock, valued at $73,687,139.40. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 4.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Children's Place

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Children's Place by 132.7% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 12,747 shares of the company's stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 7,268 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Children's Place by 664.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,340 shares of the company's stock valued at $929,000 after purchasing an additional 29,850 shares during the last quarter. Towerview LLC boosted its holdings in Children's Place by 2.7% in the third quarter. Towerview LLC now owns 76,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,054,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Millrace Asset Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Children's Place in the third quarter valued at $1,784,000. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Children's Place by 268.0% in the third quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 41,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,119,000 after purchasing an additional 30,151 shares during the last quarter.

About Children's Place

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.