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

Company Overview

The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) is a leading specialty retailer of children’s apparel, footwear and accessories, operating an omnichannel platform that serves families across North America. Headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, the company combines an extensive network of brick-and-mortar stores with a full-service e-commerce site to deliver a wide range of private-label products for newborns, toddlers and kids up to pre-teen. By focusing on value-priced, fashion-forward merchandise, The Children’s Place has built a recognizable brand in the youth apparel market.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses core categories such as tops, bottoms, sleepwear and outerwear, along with footwear and seasonal accessories. All merchandise is designed in-house and sourced from a diversified base of global vendors, enabling The Children’s Place to maintain tight control over quality, design and cost. In addition to its namesake stores, the company operates the popular PLAY by The Children’s Place concept stores and offers a loyalty rewards program to drive customer engagement and repeat visits.

Founded in 1969 by Jack Cahn, The Children’s Place went public in 1997 and, after a period of private-equity ownership, returned to the public markets in 2015. Over the decades, the retailer has expanded its footprint to more than 950 locations across the United States and Canada and established franchise partnerships in select international markets. The company’s history reflects a blend of steady retail expansion, periodic strategic refinements and ongoing investments in digital capabilities.

Since 2014, Jane Elfers has served as chairman and chief executive officer, steering the company through a comprehensive digital transformation that includes advanced inventory management systems, personalized marketing initiatives and an enhanced online shopping experience. Under her leadership, The Children’s Place continues to emphasize product innovation, supply-chain efficiency and a customer-first approach to strengthen its position in the competitive children’s retail sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.28 to $8.34
• 50-Day Range: $4.23 to $8.17
• 52-Week Range: $3.66 to $17.19
• Volume: 819,519 shs
• Average Volume: 623,942 shs
• Market Capitalization: $169.59 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Children's Place Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Children's Place scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 207th out of 217 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Children's Place has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Children's Place has a consensus price target of $7.00, representing about 9.8% downside from its current price of $7.76.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Children's Place has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 Children's Place is -9.01, 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 -9.01, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

52.83% 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 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 0.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

52.83% 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 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 0.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

Children's Place has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Children's Place this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for PLCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Children's Place insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $50,001.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.62% of the stock of Children's Place is held by insiders.

PLCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PLCE shares performed this year?

Children's Place's stock was trading at $10.46 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PLCE shares have decreased by 25.8% and is now trading at $7.7590.

How were Children's Place's earnings last quarter?

The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, September, 5th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $298.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.41 million. Children's Place had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.32% and a negative net margin of 2.04%.

Who are Children's Place's major shareholders?

Children's Place's top institutional investors include Founders Financial Securities LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Mithaq Capital Spc, Jane T Elfers and Muhammad Umair.
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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 Earnings: 9/05/2025
• Today: 10/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2025
• 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:PLCE
• CIK: 1041859
• Web: www.childrensplace.com
• Phone: (201) 558-2400
• Fax: 201-227-0321
• Employees: 7,900
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Children's Place: $7.00
• High Price Target: $7.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.82 million
• Net Margins: -2.04%
• Pretax Margin: -1.44%
• Return on Equity: -10.32%
• Return on Assets: -2.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 75.63
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.13
• Cash Flow: $3.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.24
• Book Value: ($4.65) per share
• Price / Book: -1.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,170,000
• Free Float: 22,031,000
• Market Cap: $181.13 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.26