NASDAQ:PLCE Children's Place (PLCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.08 -0.10 (-1.93%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 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$4.81▼$5.1250-Day Range$5.08▼$9.2152-Week Range$4.77▼$19.74Volume523,913 shsAverage Volume1.05 million shsMarket Capitalization$64.95 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$9.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewThe 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™ Stocks27th Percentile Overall ScorePLCE MarketRank™: Children's Place scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 207th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 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, 2 hold ratings, 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 -0.36, 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 -0.36, 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 Shorted41.23% 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 6.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently increased by 12.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldChildren's Place does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthChildren's Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about Children's Place's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted41.23% 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 6.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently increased by 12.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment1.39 News SentimentChildren's Place has a news sentiment score of 1.39. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles 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 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Children's Place to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 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 3.72% 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 HeadlinesStruggling kids' clothing chain admits to big problemsApril 16, 2025 | msn.comThe Children's Place: Upgrading My Bearish View Following Further ImprovementsApril 14, 2025 | seekingalpha.comTop performing AI play of the decade…? (The answer will shock you)You’ve seen the headlines about Nvidia. Now Tim Sykes is sounding the alarm — because what CEO Jensen Huang is about to announce could change the AI market once again. Experts already predict the total addressable market could climb past $20 trillion. But Sykes believes most investors have missed what’s coming next. He’s tracking a new shift — and says the biggest gains are still ahead.April 30, 2025 | Timothy Sykes (Ad)The Children's Place, Inc.: The Children's Place Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 ResultsApril 12, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deChildrens Place options imply 17.0% move in share price post-earningsApril 12, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comThe Children’s Place Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 ResultsApril 11, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comThe Children's Place Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 ResultsApril 11, 2025 | globenewswire.comChildren's Place Retail Stores Q4 2025 Earnings PreviewApril 10, 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 beginning of 2025. Since then, PLCE shares have decreased by 51.4% and is now trading at $5.08. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Children's Place's earnings last quarter? The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 11th. The company reported ($0.75) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.95. The company had revenue of $380.91 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $374.32 million. Children's Place had a negative net margin of 12.47% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4,732.98%. Who are Children's Place's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Children's Place include Mithaq Capital SPC (107.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Mithaq Capital Spc and Jane T Elfers. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Earnings4/11/2025Today4/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)6/11/2025Fiscal Year End1/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Family clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLCE CIK1041859 Webwww.childrensplace.com Phone(201) 558-2400Fax201-227-0321Employees11,900Year Founded1988Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$9.00 High Stock Price Target$9.00 Low Stock Price Target$9.00 Potential Upside/Downside+77.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($4.55) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-154,540,000.00 Net Margins-12.47% Pretax Margin-8.22% Return on Equity-4,732.98% Return on Assets-8.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.93 Quick Ratio0.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.39 billion Price / Sales0.05 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($0.72) per share Price / Book-7.06Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares12,785,000Free Float12,309,000Market Cap$64.95 million OptionableOptionable Beta2.03 Social Links 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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