Children's Place (PLCE) Competitors $4.10 -0.04 (-0.85%) As of 01:22 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PLCE vs. ZUMZ, DBI, CATO, TLYS, TJX, ROST, URBN, ANF, FL, and BKEShould you be buying Children's Place stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Children's Place include Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Cato (CATO), Tilly's (TLYS), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Foot Locker (FL), and Buckle (BKE). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Children's Place vs. Its Competitors Zumiez Designer Brands Cato Tilly's TJX Companies Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Foot Locker Buckle Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Does the media favor PLCE or ZUMZ? In the previous week, Zumiez had 2 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Zumiez and 16 mentions for Children's Place. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Children's Place's score of -0.15 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Children's Place 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Zumiez 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PLCE or ZUMZ? Children's Place has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PLCE or ZUMZ? Children's Place presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.81%. Zumiez has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 101.78%. Given Zumiez's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zumiez is more favorable than Children's Place.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Zumiez 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLCE or ZUMZ? Children's Place received 109 more outperform votes than Zumiez when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.84% of users gave Children's Place an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Zumiez an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChildren's PlaceOutperform Votes68461.84% Underperform Votes42238.16% ZumiezOutperform Votes57547.84% Underperform Votes62752.16% Which has better earnings and valuation, PLCE or ZUMZ? Zumiez has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zumiez, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChildren's Place$1.39B0.04-$154.54M-$3.13-1.31Zumiez$896.16M0.27-$62.61M$0.011,239.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLCE or ZUMZ? 95.4% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Children's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PLCE or ZUMZ more profitable? Zumiez has a net margin of -5.60% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -12.47%. Zumiez's return on equity of -2.67% beat Children's Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Children's Place-12.47% -4,732.98% -8.98% Zumiez -5.60%-2.67%-1.34% SummaryZumiez beats Children's Place on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Children's Place News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLCE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLCE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLCE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChildren's PlaceFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.36M$19.08B$25.00B$8.57BDividend YieldN/A2.78%168.53%4.17%P/E Ratio-0.2913.0524.0219.81Price / Sales0.040.884.26154.51Price / CashN/A9.9219.4134.64Price / Book-5.725.136.144.65Net Income-$154.54M$702.99M$784.05M$248.05M7 Day Performance-40.01%-4.26%-1.43%-0.15%1 Month Performance-35.90%-6.55%0.36%4.50%1 Year Performance-53.24%-17.31%21.46%13.76% Children's Place Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLCEChildren's Place0.9235 of 5 stars$4.10-0.8%$6.00+46.5%-56.5%$52.16M$1.39B-0.2911,900Earnings ReportZUMZZumiez2.8017 of 5 stars$11.90+2.8%$25.00+110.1%-33.0%$232.85M$896.16M-4.639,500Buyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionDBIDesigner Brands4.3752 of 5 stars$3.73-2.5%$4.75+27.5%-67.1%$178.71M$3.01B-124.1313,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownCATOCato0.654 of 5 stars$2.58+0.8%N/A-41.4%$51.80M$642.95M-1.877,500TLYSTilly's3.4884 of 5 stars$1.28-5.6%$2.25+76.5%-77.7%$38.44M$569.45M-0.725,700Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeTJXTJX Companies4.8532 of 5 stars$126.35-1.6%$141.53+12.0%+16.1%$141.15B$56.99B29.73340,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementROSTRoss Stores4.8626 of 5 stars$142.16-1.1%$158.67+11.6%-7.6%$46.75B$21.26B22.39100,000Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastURBNUrban Outfitters4.2722 of 5 stars$69.71-0.4%$71.55+2.6%+58.4%$6.46B$5.68B19.9723,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.3053 of 5 stars$81.98-1.2%$111.38+35.9%-59.1%$3.91B$5.03B8.1131,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionFLFoot Locker3.3576 of 5 stars$24.060.0%$21.44-10.9%-5.4%$2.29B$7.90B-5.3349,900BKEBuckle3.4484 of 5 stars$43.84+1.2%$41.00-6.5%+19.7%$2.24B$1.23B11.138,300Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZUMZ Competitors DBI Competitors CATO Competitors TLYS Competitors TJX Competitors ROST Competitors URBN Competitors ANF Competitors FL Competitors BKE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLCE) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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