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

Company Overview

The Children’s Place, Inc. is a specialty retailer focused on apparel, footwear, accessories and related products for infants, toddlers, children and tweens. The company markets merchandise primarily under The Children’s Place brand, offering everyday clothing, seasonal collections, sleepwear, school apparel, shoes and accessories for boys and girls.

The company sells its products through a combination of company-operated stores, e-commerce websites and digital marketplaces. Its retail business primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada, while its online channels extend the reach of its brands beyond its physical store base. The Children’s Place has also incorporated Gymboree-branded merchandise into its product offerings after acquiring certain Gymboree intellectual property and related assets.

Founded in 1969, the company has evolved from a store-based children’s clothing retailer into an omnichannel business serving families through physical and digital shopping channels. Its merchandise is generally positioned around value, convenience and style for children’s everyday wardrobes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.27 to $1.36
• 50-Day Range: $1.27 to $2.82
• 52-Week Range: $1.25 to $9.56
• Volume: 344,076 shs
• Average Volume: 345,270 shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.24 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Children's Place Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Children's Place scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 367th out of 487 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Children's Place has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Children's Place has a consensus price target of $3.25, representing about 155.9% upside from its current price of $1.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Children's Place has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Children's Place are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($4.65) to ($2.15) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Children's Place is -0.21, 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 -0.21, 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

14.84% 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 16.27, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 10.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Children's Place has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Children's Place this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Children's Place insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.88% of the stock of Children's Place is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Children's Place has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/14/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLCE
• CIK: 1041859
• Web: www.childrensplace.com
• Phone: (201) 558-2400
• Fax: 201-227-0321
• Employees: 7,800
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Children's Place: $3.25
• High Price Target: $3.25
• Low Price Target: $3.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +155.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($5.99)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$88.26 million
• Net Margins: -11.82%
• Pretax Margin: -12.16%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -14.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.02
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($2.44) per share
• Price / Book: -0.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,240,000
• Free Float: 22,041,000
• Market Cap: $28.24 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.98