J C Penney (JCP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

J. C. Penney Company, Inc., through its subsidiary J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., sells merchandise through department stores. The company primarily sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products, and home furnishings; and provides services, including styling salon, optical, portrait photography, and custom decorating services. As of February 2, 2019, it operated 864 department stores in 49 states of the United States and Puerto Rico. The company also sells its products through its Website, jcpenney.com. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Plano, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: N/A
• 50-Day Range: $0.10 to $0.18
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 4.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 19.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $39.35 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

JCP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were J C Penney's earnings last quarter?

J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The department store operator reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.19. The department store operator earned $3.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.44 billion. J C Penney had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.83% and a negative net margin of 2.40%.

What other stocks do shareholders of J C Penney own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that J C Penney investors own include Ford Motor (F), Meta Platforms (META), Bank of America (BAC), GE Aerospace (GE), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), Tesla (TSLA) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2020
• Today: 10/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Department Stores
• Sub-Industry: Department Stores
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JCP
• CIK: 1166126
• Web: www.jcpenney.com
• Phone: 972-431-1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 90,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.80)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$268 million
• Net Margins: -2.40%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -27.83%
• Return on Assets: -3.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.65
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.20
• Book Value: $2.59 per share
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 320,982,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $39.35 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38