Children's Place (PLCE) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TPR or PLCE?

90.8% of Tapestry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Tapestry shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Children's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to TPR or PLCE?

In the previous week, Tapestry had 32 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Tapestry and 2 mentions for Children's Place. Tapestry's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Children's Place's score of 0.53 indicating that Tapestry is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tapestry	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Children's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TPR or PLCE a better dividend stock?

Tapestry pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Children's Place pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 45.0%. Tapestry pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Children's Place pays out -71.6% 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.

Is TPR or PLCE more profitable?

Tapestry has a net margin of 12.50% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -3.97%. Tapestry's return on equity of 51.84% beat Children's Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tapestry	12.50%	51.84%	10.83%
Children's Place	-3.97%	-10.32%	-1.49%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TPR or PLCE?

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	$6.67B	3.07	$816M	$3.80	25.92
Children's Place	$1.36B	0.08	-$57.82M	-$3.13	-1.59

Which has more volatility & risk, TPR or PLCE?

Tapestry has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TPR or PLCE?

Tapestry presently has a consensus target price of $89.17, indicating a potential downside of 9.48%. Children's Place has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Given Children's Place's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Children's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Tapestry beats Children's Place on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.