Children's Place (PLCE) Competitors $10.35 -0.25 (-2.36%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PLCE vs. GCO, ZUMZ, DBI, CTRN, TLYS, CATO, EXPR, TJX, ROST, and ANFShould you be buying Children's Place stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Children's Place include Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Designer Brands (DBI), Citi Trends (CTRN), Tilly's (TLYS), Cato (CATO), Express (EXPR), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Children's Place vs. Genesco Zumiez Designer Brands Citi Trends Tilly's Cato Express TJX Companies Ross Stores Abercrombie & Fitch Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Genesco (NYSE:GCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, PLCE or GCO? Children's Place has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesco has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PLCE or GCO? 94.5% of Genesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Children's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Genesco shares are owned 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. Does the media favor PLCE or GCO? In the previous week, Genesco had 9 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Genesco and 0 mentions for Children's Place. Genesco's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Children's Place's score of 0.00 indicating that Genesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Children's Place Neutral Genesco Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLCE or GCO? Children's Place received 228 more outperform votes than Genesco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.01% of users gave Children's Place an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Genesco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChildren's PlaceOutperform Votes68462.01% Underperform Votes41937.99% GenescoOutperform Votes45657.14% Underperform Votes34242.86% Is PLCE or GCO more profitable? Genesco has a net margin of -1.13% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -12.47%. Genesco's return on equity of 0.56% beat Children's Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Children's Place-12.47% -4,732.98% -8.98% Genesco -1.13%0.56%0.22% Do analysts recommend PLCE or GCO? Children's Place currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.28%. Genesco has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.27%. Given Children's Place's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Children's Place is more favorable than Genesco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Genesco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLCE or GCO? Genesco has higher revenue and earnings than Children's Place. Genesco 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChildren's Place$1.60B0.08-$154.54M-$14.19-0.73Genesco$2.32B0.19-$16.83M-$2.43-16.63 SummaryGenesco beats Children's Place on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Children's Place News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLCE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PLCE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChildren's PlaceFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$132.71M$19.99B$23.87B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A2.28%167.19%4.04%P/E RatioN/A12.6291.8013.30Price / Sales0.081.043.7379.32Price / CashN/A11.1420.3635.97Price / Book-14.385.656.704.79Net Income-$154.54M$702.99M$675.95M$225.00M7 Day Performance-0.29%-2.17%1.32%1.52%1 Month Performance-0.96%0.29%1.10%4.88%1 Year Performance-52.83%11.53%13.44%20.12% Children's Place Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLCEChildren's Place0.137 of 5 stars$10.35-2.4%$11.00+6.3%-53.8%$132.71M$1.60B0.008,390Gap DownGCOGenesco3.9442 of 5 stars$40.75-1.4%$31.00-23.9%+47.9%$456.89M$2.32B-16.7718,000Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageZUMZZumiez2.9875 of 5 stars$16.68-11.3%$22.00+31.9%-12.3%$319.81M$891.86M-6.499,500Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDBIDesigner Brands4.2171 of 5 stars$5.22-10.2%$5.75+10.2%-30.5%$250.18M$3.05B-173.9414,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageCTRNCiti Trends0.1671 of 5 stars$26.23-0.6%$27.67+5.5%-4.2%$228.46M$757.09M-8.545,400TLYSTilly's2.4003 of 5 stars$4.17-1.9%$5.50+31.9%-43.8%$125.73M$595.19M-2.366,048Short Interest ↑Gap DownCATOCato1.3128 of 5 stars$3.58+2.6%N/A-47.1%$73.53M$666.78M-2.597,300Short Interest ↑News CoverageEXPRExpressN/A$0.00flatN/A-100.0%$1,000.00$1.79B0.0010,000TJXTJX Companies4.6982 of 5 stars$119.50-0.5%$131.33+9.9%+28.6%$134.34B$56.42B28.12340,000Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.7147 of 5 stars$151.09-0.4%$171.29+13.4%+8.5%$49.85B$21.24B23.79100,000News CoverageANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.4986 of 5 stars$132.99-17.4%$185.38+39.4%+34.3%$6.70B$4.82B13.1531,700Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GCO Competitors ZUMZ Competitors DBI Competitors CTRN Competitors TLYS Competitors CATO Competitors EXPR Competitors TJX Competitors ROST Competitors ANF Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLCE) was last updated on 1/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning Trump Exec Order LeakedThis secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode in 2025! 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