Is PLCE or TLYS more profitable?

Tilly's has a net margin of -0.57% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -9.09%. Children's Place's return on equity of 0.00% beat Tilly's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Children's Place -9.09% N/A -12.53% Tilly's -0.57% -3.98% -1.01%

Do analysts recommend CATO or PLCE?

Children's Place has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.78%. Given Children's Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Cato. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cato 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Children's Place 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

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PLCE vs. TPR, TLYS, CATO, TJX, and ROST

Should you buy Children's Place stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Children's Place with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Children's Place include Tapestry (TPR), Tilly's (TLYS), Cato (CATO), TJX Companies (TJX), and Ross Stores (ROST). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

How does Children's Place compare to Tapestry?

Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) and Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

90.8% of Tapestry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Tapestry shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Children's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Tapestry has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the broader market.

Tapestry has higher revenue and earnings than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tapestry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tapestry	$7.01B	4.07	$183.20M	$3.12	45.23
Children's Place	$1.18B	0.06	-$88.26M	-$4.84	N/A

Tapestry presently has a consensus target price of $169.88, suggesting a potential upside of 20.38%. Children's Place has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.78%. Given Children's Place's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Tapestry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tapestry	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Children's Place	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Tapestry pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Children's Place pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 74.9%. Tapestry pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Children's Place pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tapestry has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Children's Place is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Tapestry has a net margin of 8.44% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -9.09%. Tapestry's return on equity of 229.70% beat Children's Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tapestry	8.44%	229.70%	22.06%
Children's Place	-9.09%	N/A	-12.53%

In the previous week, Tapestry had 10 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Tapestry and 1 mentions for Children's Place. Children's Place's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Tapestry's score of 1.42 indicating that Children's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tapestry	Positive
Children's Place	Very Positive

Summary

Tapestry beats Children's Place on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Children's Place compare to Tilly's?

Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Tilly's (NYSE:TLYS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Children's Place has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tilly's has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the broader market.

Tilly's has a net margin of -0.57% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -9.09%. Children's Place's return on equity of 0.00% beat Tilly's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Children's Place	-9.09%	N/A	-12.53%
Tilly's	-0.57%	-3.98%	-1.01%

In the previous week, Children's Place had 1 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Children's Place and 0 mentions for Tilly's. Children's Place's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Tilly's' score of 0.00 indicating that Children's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Children's Place	Very Positive
Tilly's	Neutral

Children's Place currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.78%. Tilly's has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.72%. Given Children's Place's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Tilly's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Children's Place	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Tilly's	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

76.4% of Tilly's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Children's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Tilly's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tilly's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Children's Place. Tilly's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Children's Place, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Children's Place	$1.18B	0.06	-$88.26M	-$4.84	N/A
Tilly's	$553.59M	0.23	-$17.45M	-$0.11	N/A

Summary

Tilly's beats Children's Place on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Children's Place compare to Cato?

Cato (NYSE:CATO) and Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Cato has a net margin of 0.01% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -9.09%. Cato's return on equity of 0.05% beat Children's Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cato	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%
Children's Place	-9.09%	N/A	-12.53%

Children's Place has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.78%. Given Children's Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Cato.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cato	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Children's Place	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

61.1% of Cato shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Cato shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Children's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cato has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Children's Place. Cato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Children's Place, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cato	$653.81M	0.11	-$5.91M	-$0.01	N/A
Children's Place	$1.18B	0.06	-$88.26M	-$4.84	N/A

Cato has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cato and Cato both had 1 articles in the media. Children's Place's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that Children's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cato	Neutral
Children's Place	Very Positive

Summary

Cato beats Children's Place on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Children's Place compare to TJX Companies?

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

TJX Companies has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the broader market.

91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of TJX Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Children's Place shares are owned 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.

TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TJX Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TJX Companies	$60.37B	2.77	$5.49B	$5.15	29.38
Children's Place	$1.18B	0.06	-$88.26M	-$4.84	N/A

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 30 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for TJX Companies and 1 mentions for Children's Place. Children's Place's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat TJX Companies' score of 1.10 indicating that Children's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TJX Companies	Positive
Children's Place	Very Positive

TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Children's Place pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 74.9%. TJX Companies pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Children's Place pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TJX Companies has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Children's Place is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

TJX Companies currently has a consensus target price of $176.89, indicating a potential upside of 16.91%. Children's Place has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.78%. Given Children's Place's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Children's Place is more favorable than TJX Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TJX Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
Children's Place	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

TJX Companies has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -9.09%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 57.92% beat Children's Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TJX Companies	9.40%	57.92%	16.06%
Children's Place	-9.09%	N/A	-12.53%

Summary

TJX Companies beats Children's Place on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Children's Place compare to Ross Stores?

Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Children's Place pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 74.9%. Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Children's Place pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ross Stores pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ross Stores has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Children's Place is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ross Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Children's Place	$1.18B	0.06	-$88.26M	-$4.84	N/A
Ross Stores	$22.75B	3.14	$2.15B	$7.16	31.13

86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Children's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Children's Place currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.78%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $233.18, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Children's Place's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Ross Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Children's Place	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 5 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ross Stores and 1 mentions for Children's Place. Children's Place's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ross Stores' score of 0.73 indicating that Children's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Children's Place	Very Positive
Ross Stores	Positive

Children's Place has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -9.09%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Children's Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Children's Place	-9.09%	N/A	-12.53%
Ross Stores	9.74%	38.42%	15.18%

Summary

Ross Stores beats Children's Place on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PLCE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Children's Place	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$66.49M	$10.32B	$27.23B	$12.65B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.18%	175.38%	8.01%
P/E Ratio	-0.62	15.59	21.19	24.51
Price / Sales	0.06	1.06	3.50	85.67
Price / Cash	N/A	12.44	18.18	49.38
Price / Book	-1.23	4.33	6.44	6.43
Net Income	-$88.26M	$378.06M	$951.67M	$331.16M
7 Day Performance	3.10%	0.21%	-1.44%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-14.08%	-3.58%	-1.11%	0.57%
1 Year Performance	-39.96%	16.53%	-3.29%	22.26%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PLCE Children's Place	1.4702 of 5 stars	$2.99 -1.3%	$4.00 +33.8%	-40.0%	$66.49M	$1.18B	N/A	7,800	Positive News
TPR Tapestry	4.5928 of 5 stars	$145.52 +0.9%	$169.88 +16.7%	+43.3%	$29.14B	$7.01B	46.64	19,000	Positive News
TLYS Tilly's	2.6947 of 5 stars	$4.31 +9.4%	$5.50 +27.6%	+185.6%	$120.07M	$553.59M	N/A	5,123	Positive News Gap Up
CATO Cato	0.1638 of 5 stars	$3.29 -1.7%	N/A	+10.7%	$66.86M	$653.81M	N/A	6,700	News Coverage
TJX TJX Companies	4.8242 of 5 stars	$151.32 -1.9%	$174.58 +15.4%	+22.3%	$170.41B	$60.37B	29.38	377,000	Positive News

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PLCE vs. TPR, TLYS, CATO, TJX, and ROST

How does Children's Place compare to Tapestry?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TPR or PLCE?

Which has more risk and volatility, TPR or PLCE?

Which has better valuation & earnings, TPR or PLCE?

Do analysts prefer TPR or PLCE?

Is TPR or PLCE a better dividend stock?

Is TPR or PLCE more profitable?

Does the media refer more to TPR or PLCE?

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How does Children's Place compare to Tilly's?

Which has more volatility and risk, PLCE or TLYS?

Is PLCE or TLYS more profitable?

Does the media prefer PLCE or TLYS?

Do analysts prefer PLCE or TLYS?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLCE or TLYS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PLCE or TLYS?

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How does Children's Place compare to Cato?

Is CATO or PLCE more profitable?

Do analysts recommend CATO or PLCE?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CATO or PLCE?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CATO or PLCE?

Which has more risk and volatility, CATO or PLCE?

Does the media refer more to CATO or PLCE?

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How does Children's Place compare to TJX Companies?

Which has more risk and volatility, TJX or PLCE?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TJX or PLCE?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TJX or PLCE?

Does the media favor TJX or PLCE?

Is TJX or PLCE a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer TJX or PLCE?

Is TJX or PLCE more profitable?

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How does Children's Place compare to Ross Stores?

Is PLCE or ROST a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PLCE or ROST?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLCE or ROST?

Do analysts prefer PLCE or ROST?

Does the media refer more to PLCE or ROST?

Which has more volatility and risk, PLCE or ROST?

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