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NASDAQ:PLCE

Children's Place (PLCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.58 -0.16 (-3.38%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$4.60 +0.02 (+0.44%)
As of 08/7/2025 07:54 PM Eastern
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About Children's Place Stock (NASDAQ:PLCE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.52
$4.85
50-Day Range
$3.74
$6.94
52-Week Range
$3.66
$19.74
Volume
359,588 shs
Average Volume
789,303 shs
Market Capitalization
$101.54 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$6.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Children's Place Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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16th Percentile Overall Score

PLCE MarketRank™: 

Children's Place scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 191st 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Children'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, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Children'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.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Children's Place is -1.46, 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 Children's Place is -1.46, 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    48.97% of the float of Children's Place has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Children's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Children's Place does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Children's Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    48.97% of the float of Children's Place has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Children's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for PLCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Children's Place to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
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PLCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Children's Place's stock was trading at $10.46 at the start of the year. Since then, PLCE stock has decreased by 56.2% and is now trading at $4.58.

The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) announced its earnings results on Friday, June, 6th. The company reported ($1.52) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $1.44. The business earned $242.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $313.85 million. Children's Place had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.32% and a negative net margin of 3.97%.

Children's Place's top institutional investors include Corton Capital Inc. (0.05%) and Belvedere Trading LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Mithaq Capital Spc and Jane T Elfers.
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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.

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 Earnings
6/06/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/10/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
RETAIL - APP/SHOE
Sub-Industry
Apparel Retail
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLCE
CIK
1041859
Employees
7,900
Year Founded
1988

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$6.00
Low Price Target
$6.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.13)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$57.82 million
Net Margins
-3.97%
Pretax Margin
-3.41%
Return on Equity
-10.32%
Return on Assets
-1.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
75.63
Current Ratio
0.92
Quick Ratio
0.14

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.36 billion
Price / Sales
0.07
Cash Flow
$3.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.33
Book Value
($4.65) per share
Price / Book
-0.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,168,000
Free Float
22,031,000
Market Cap
$101.53 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.87

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This page (NASDAQ:PLCE) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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