Do analysts recommend TLYS or CATO?

Tilly's presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.85%. Given Tilly's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tilly's is more favorable than Cato. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tilly's 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Cato 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TLYS or CATO?

Cato has higher revenue and earnings than Tilly's. Cato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tilly's, 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 Tilly's $553.59M 0.23 -$17.45M -$0.11 N/A Cato $654.67M 0.10 -$5.91M -$0.01 N/A

Is TLYS or CATO more profitable?

Cato has a net margin of 0.01% compared to Tilly's' net margin of -0.57%. Cato's return on equity of 0.05% beat Tilly's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tilly's -0.57% -3.98% -1.01% Cato 0.01% 0.05% 0.02%

Do analysts prefer CATO or PLCE?

Children's Place has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.78%. Given Children's Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Is CATO or PLCE more profitable?

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%

Do analysts recommend TJX or CATO?

TJX Companies presently has a consensus price target of $176.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Cato. 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 Cato 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TJX or CATO?

TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Cato 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 2.75 $5.49B $5.15 29.22 Cato $654.67M 0.10 -$5.91M -$0.01 N/A

Is TJX or CATO more profitable?

TJX Companies has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Cato's net margin of 0.01%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 57.92% beat Cato's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TJX Companies 9.40% 57.92% 16.06% Cato 0.01% 0.05% 0.02%

Does the media favor TJX or CATO?

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 30 more articles in the media than Cato. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for TJX Companies and 1 mentions for Cato. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TJX Companies 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cato 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts prefer ROST or CATO?

Ross Stores currently has a consensus target price of $233.18, suggesting a potential upside of 6.25%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ross Stores is more favorable than Cato. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ross Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Cato 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, ROST or CATO?

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Cato 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 Ross Stores $22.75B 3.09 $2.15B $7.16 30.65 Cato $654.67M 0.10 -$5.91M -$0.01 N/A

Is ROST or CATO more profitable?

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Cato's net margin of 0.01%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Cato's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ross Stores 9.74% 38.42% 15.18% Cato 0.01% 0.05% 0.02%

Does the media favor ROST or CATO?

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 4 more articles in the media than Cato. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ross Stores and 1 mentions for Cato. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ross Stores 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cato 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts recommend CATO or URBN?

Urban Outfitters has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Urban Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Outfitters 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 Urban Outfitters 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64

Which has better valuation and earnings, CATO or URBN?

Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Cato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, 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 $654.67M 0.10 -$5.91M -$0.01 N/A Urban Outfitters $6.17B 0.97 $464.92M $5.21 13.41

Is CATO or URBN more profitable?

Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 7.48% compared to Cato's net margin of 0.01%. Urban Outfitters' return on equity of 18.92% beat Cato's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cato 0.01% 0.05% 0.02% Urban Outfitters 7.48% 18.92% 10.45%

Does the media favor CATO or URBN?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 6 more articles in the media than Cato. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 1 mentions for Cato. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cato 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Urban Outfitters 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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

Should you buy Cato stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cato 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 Cato include Tilly's (TLYS), Children's Place (PLCE), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), and Urban Outfitters (URBN). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.

How does Cato compare to Tilly's?

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

Tilly's presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.85%. Given Tilly's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tilly's is more favorable than Cato.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tilly's	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cato	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Cato has higher revenue and earnings than Tilly's. Cato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tilly's, 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
Tilly's	$553.59M	0.23	-$17.45M	-$0.11	N/A
Cato	$654.67M	0.10	-$5.91M	-$0.01	N/A

Cato has a net margin of 0.01% compared to Tilly's' net margin of -0.57%. Cato's return on equity of 0.05% beat Tilly's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tilly's	-0.57%	-3.98%	-1.01%
Cato	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%

76.4% of Tilly's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Cato shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Cato shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cato had 1 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Cato and 0 mentions for Tilly's. Tilly's' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cato'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tilly's	Neutral
Cato	Neutral

Tilly's has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cato has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cato beats Tilly's on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cato compare to Children's Place?

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

Children's Place has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.78%. Given Children's Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

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%

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

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	$654.67M	0.10	-$5.91M	-$0.01	N/A
Children's Place	$1.21B	0.06	-$88.26M	-$4.84	N/A

Cato has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less 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.

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

Summary

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

How does Cato compare to TJX Companies?

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Cato (NYSE:CATO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

TJX Companies has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cato has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cato pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. TJX Companies pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cato pays out -5,100.0% 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. Cato is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Cato shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of TJX Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Cato shares are owned by company 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.

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 30 more articles in the media than Cato. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for TJX Companies and 1 mentions for Cato. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TJX Companies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cato	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

TJX Companies has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Cato's net margin of 0.01%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 57.92% beat Cato's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TJX Companies	9.40%	57.92%	16.06%
Cato	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%

TJX Companies presently has a consensus price target of $176.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Cato.

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
Cato	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Cato 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	2.75	$5.49B	$5.15	29.22
Cato	$654.67M	0.10	-$5.91M	-$0.01	N/A

Summary

TJX Companies beats Cato on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cato compare to Ross Stores?

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

Ross Stores currently has a consensus target price of $233.18, suggesting a potential upside of 6.25%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ross Stores is more favorable than Cato.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Cato	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cato has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cato pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Ross Stores pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cato pays out -5,100.0% 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 raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Cato is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 4 more articles in the media than Cato. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ross Stores and 1 mentions for Cato. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ross Stores	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cato	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

86.9% of Ross Stores shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Cato shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Cato shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Cato's net margin of 0.01%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Cato's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ross Stores	9.74%	38.42%	15.18%
Cato	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Cato 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
Ross Stores	$22.75B	3.09	$2.15B	$7.16	30.65
Cato	$654.67M	0.10	-$5.91M	-$0.01	N/A

Summary

Ross Stores beats Cato on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cato compare to Urban Outfitters?

Cato (NYSE:CATO) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

61.1% of Cato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Cato shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.1% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Urban Outfitters has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Urban Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Outfitters 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
Urban Outfitters	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Cato has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 7.48% compared to Cato's net margin of 0.01%. Urban Outfitters' return on equity of 18.92% beat Cato's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cato	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%
Urban Outfitters	7.48%	18.92%	10.45%

Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than Cato. Cato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, 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	$654.67M	0.10	-$5.91M	-$0.01	N/A
Urban Outfitters	$6.17B	0.97	$464.92M	$5.21	13.41

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 6 more articles in the media than Cato. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 1 mentions for Cato. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Cato's score of 0.00 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cato	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Urban Outfitters	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Urban Outfitters beats Cato on 17 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Cato	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$69.26M	$10.32B	$27.23B	$23.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.17%	175.38%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	-326.67	15.49	21.16	31.06
Price / Sales	0.10	1.07	3.48	19.75
Price / Cash	16.99	12.44	18.18	18.64
Price / Book	0.41	4.28	6.48	4.77
Net Income	-$5.91M	$378.06M	$951.67M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-0.67%	-0.89%	-1.05%	-0.56%
1 Month Performance	2.28%	-4.59%	-1.61%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	4.47%	15.51%	-3.83%	16.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CATO Cato	0.1703 of 5 stars	$3.27 -5.8%	N/A	+10.7%	$69.26M	$654.67M	N/A	6,700	High Trading Volume
TLYS Tilly's	2.6817 of 5 stars	$4.46 +14.6%	$5.50 +23.4%	+185.6%	$134.08M	$553.59M	N/A	5,123	Positive News Gap Up
PLCE Children's Place	1.4707 of 5 stars	$3.08 +2.2%	$4.00 +30.0%	-40.0%	$67.40M	$1.18B	N/A	7,800
TJX TJX Companies	4.8323 of 5 stars	$151.53 +0.2%	$174.58 +15.2%	+22.3%	$167.49B	$61.58B	29.44	377,000	Positive News
ROST Ross Stores	3.5653 of 5 stars	$211.38 +1.2%	$233.18 +10.3%	+69.9%	$67.78B	$23.78B	29.51	111,000

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