NASDAQ:PLCE Childrens Place Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Childrens Place Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $30.18 +0.67 (+2.27 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$29.11Now: $30.18▼$30.7450-Day Range$18.91MA: $24.49▼$31.7352-Week Range$9.25Now: $30.18▼$88.47Volume1.77 million shsAverage Volume1.11 million shsMarket Capitalization$440.27 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta1.84 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media The Children's Place, Inc. operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer. The company operates through two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. It sells apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, and Baby Place brand names. As of February 2, 2019, the company operated 972 stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; and 217 international points of distribution operated by its 8 franchise partners in 20 countries. It also sells its products through childrensplace.com, an online store. The company was formerly known as The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and changed its name to The Children's Place, Inc. in June 2014. The Children's Place, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingChildrens Place has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $35.36, Childrens Place has a forecasted upside of 17.2% from its current price of $30.18.Amount of Analyst CoverageChildrens Place has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesChildrens Place has received 657 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesChildrens Place has received 704 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentChildrens Place has received 51.73% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Childrens Place and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PLCE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PLCE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldChildrens Place does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthChildrens Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 3.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Childrens Place insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $78,380.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.69% of the stock of Childrens Place is held by insiders. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Childrens Place are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.31) to $2.60 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Childrens Place is -4.52, 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 Childrens Place is -4.52, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioChildrens Place has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.1Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 3.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.83 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Family clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLCE Previous Symbol CUSIP16890510 CIK1041859 Webwww.childrensplace.com Phone201-558-2400Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.58 Quick Ratio0.11Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.87 billion Price / Sales0.24 Cash Flow$25.15 per share Price / Cash Flow1.20 Book Value$15.61 per share Price / Book1.93Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.36 Net Income$73.30 million Net Margins-5.67% Return on Equity15.09% Return on Assets2.05%Miscellaneous Employees17,300 Outstanding Shares14,588,000Market Cap$440.27 million Next Earnings Date12/9/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $30.18 +0.67 (+2.27 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PLCE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLCE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Childrens Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) Frequently Asked Questions How has Childrens Place's stock price been impacted by COVID-19? Childrens Place's stock was trading at $37.41 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PLCE shares have decreased by 19.3% and is now trading at $30.18. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Childrens Place? 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Childrens Place in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Childrens Place. When is Childrens Place's next earnings date? Childrens Place is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, December 9th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Childrens Place. How were Childrens Place's earnings last quarter? Childrens Place Inc (NASDAQ:PLCE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 25th. The company reported ($1.48) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($1.19) by $0.29. The firm earned $368.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $363.50 million. Childrens Place had a negative net margin of 5.67% and a positive return on equity of 15.09%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.19 earnings per share. View Childrens Place's earnings history. How often does Childrens Place pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Childrens Place? Childrens Place declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share on Friday, December 27th. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. View Childrens Place's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for PLCE? 11 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Childrens Place's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect Childrens Place's stock price to reach $35.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Childrens Place. Who are some of Childrens Place's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Childrens Place include TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Guess? (GES), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Designer Brands (DBI), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO) and Citi Trends (CTRN). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Childrens Place own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Childrens Place investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Boeing (BA), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), salesforce.com (CRM), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Coty (COTY), Walt Disney (DIS) and Target (TGT). Who are Childrens Place's key executives? Childrens Place's management team includes the following people: Ms. Jane T. Elfers, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 58)Mr. Michael Scarpa, COO, CFO & Exec. VP (Age 63)Mr. Bradley P. Cost, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 65)Mr. Robert F. Helm, VP of Fin. & Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer (Age 39)Mr. Steven G. Rado, Chief Digital & Technology Officer (Age 55) What is Childrens Place's stock symbol? Childrens Place trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PLCE." Who are Childrens Place's major shareholders? Childrens Place's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.29%), FMR LLC (7.81%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (3.75%), Point72 Asset Management L.P. (3.38%), Emerald Advisers LLC (2.05%) and Balyasny Asset Management LLC (1.97%). Company insiders that own Childrens Place stock include Claudia Lima-Guinehut, Elizabeth J Boland, Jane T Elfers, John E Bachman, Michael Scarpa, Norman S Matthews and Robert F Helm. View institutional ownership trends for Childrens Place. Which major investors are selling Childrens Place stock? PLCE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, FMR LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, and Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Childrens Place. Which major investors are buying Childrens Place stock? PLCE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., Macquarie Group Ltd., Emerald Advisers LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Duality Advisers LP, and Levin Capital Strategies L.P.. Company insiders that have bought Childrens Place stock in the last two years include Elizabeth J Boland, Jane T Elfers, John E Bachman, Michael Scarpa, and Norman S Matthews. View insider buying and selling activity for Childrens Place. How do I buy shares of Childrens Place? Shares of PLCE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Childrens Place's stock price today? One share of PLCE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.18. How big of a company is Childrens Place? Childrens Place has a market capitalization of $440.27 million and generates $1.87 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $73.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.36 on an earnings per share basis. Childrens Place employs 17,300 workers across the globe. What is Childrens Place's official website? The official website for Childrens Place is www.childrensplace.com. How can I contact Childrens Place? Childrens Place's mailing address is 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus NJ, 07094. 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