Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors $2.02 +0.02 (+0.75%) As of 01:22 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TLYS vs. PLCE, CATO, TJX, ROST, URBN, ANF, AEO, BKE, FL, and GESShould you be buying Tilly's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tilly's include Children's Place (PLCE), Cato (CATO), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), and Guess? (GES). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Tilly's vs. Its Competitors Children's Place Cato TJX Companies Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Buckle Foot Locker Guess? Tilly's (NYSE:TLYS) 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, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, TLYS or PLCE? Tilly's has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Children's Place has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer TLYS or PLCE? In the previous week, Children's Place had 3 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Children's Place and 2 mentions for Tilly's. Tilly's' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Children's Place's score of 0.47 indicating that Tilly's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tilly's 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Children's Place 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is TLYS or PLCE more profitable? Children's Place has a net margin of -2.04% compared to Tilly's' net margin of -8.28%. Children's Place's return on equity of -10.32% beat Tilly's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tilly's-8.28% -48.33% -12.92% Children's Place -2.04%-10.32%-2.45% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TLYS or PLCE? 76.4% of Tilly's shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Children's Place shares are owned 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, TLYS or PLCE? Tilly's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tilly's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTilly's$569.45M0.11-$46.23M-$1.52-1.33Children's Place$1.34B0.12-$57.82M-$0.86-8.62 Do analysts recommend TLYS or PLCE? Tilly's presently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.66%. Children's Place has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.60%. Given Tilly's' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tilly's is more favorable than Children's Place.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tilly's 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryChildren's Place beats Tilly's on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tilly's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TLYS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TLYS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTilly'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$61.09M$9.90B$27.94B$21.40BDividend YieldN/A2.56%173.90%3.50%P/E Ratio-1.3223.4820.4729.76Price / Sales0.111.158.3968.09Price / CashN/A18.3917.5118.13Price / Book0.603.565.034.60Net Income-$46.23M$359.92M$872.22M$998.80M7 Day Performance-0.35%2.50%1.23%0.88%1 Month Performance31.08%14.56%5.39%4.26%1 Year Performance-59.29%6.52%18.87%14.20% Tilly's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLYSTilly's2.582 of 5 stars$2.02+0.8%$2.25+11.7%-61.7%$61.09M$569.45M-1.325,619Positive NewsPLCEChildren's Place0.3472 of 5 stars$6.30+15.8%$6.00-4.8%-50.5%$120.59M$1.39B-7.337,900High Trading VolumeCATOCato0.7022 of 5 stars$4.72+6.7%N/A-0.7%$87.24M$650.83M-4.677,000Positive NewsTJXTJX Companies4.3933 of 5 stars$140.80+1.1%$147.58+4.8%+17.7%$154.99B$56.36B32.07364,000Positive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.8345 of 5 stars$151.57+0.4%$160.67+6.0%-5.3%$49.37B$21.13B24.06107,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.5861 of 5 stars$73.01+3.2%$81.91+12.2%+99.8%$6.34B$5.55B14.2629,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.1269 of 5 stars$95.48+0.1%$115.25+20.7%-38.5%$4.54B$4.95B9.0339,200Short Interest ↓AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.6123 of 5 stars$18.30-2.7%$13.94-23.8%-0.8%$3.26B$5.33B17.5944,000Analyst UpgradeBKEBuckle3.173 of 5 stars$59.43+0.3%$54.00-9.1%+39.7%$3.03B$1.22B14.868,000FLFoot Locker3.1219 of 5 stars$24.03-0.3%$21.33-11.2%-10.8%$2.29B$7.99B-5.9647,306Positive NewsGESGuess?3.2199 of 5 stars$16.90+0.2%$16.75-0.9%-14.2%$877M$3.00B105.6013,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLCE Alternatives CATO Alternatives TJX Alternatives ROST Alternatives URBN Alternatives ANF Alternatives AEO Alternatives BKE Alternatives FL Alternatives GES Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TLYS) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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