Children's Place (PLCE) Competitors $5.42 -0.32 (-5.57%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.38 -0.04 (-0.83%) As of 07:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PLCE vs. ZUMZ, GCO, CTRN, DBI, TLYS, CATO, TJX, ROST, URBN, and ANFShould you be buying Children's Place stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Children's Place include Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO), Citi Trends (CTRN), Designer Brands (DBI), Tilly's (TLYS), Cato (CATO), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Children's Place vs. Zumiez Genesco Citi Trends Designer Brands Tilly's Cato TJX Companies Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, PLCE or ZUMZ? Children's Place has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PLCE or ZUMZ? In the previous week, Children's Place had 10 more articles in the media than Zumiez. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Children's Place and 3 mentions for Zumiez. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Children's Place's score of 0.24 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Children's Place 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Zumiez 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, PLCE or ZUMZ? Zumiez has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Children's Place. Zumiez 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$1.43B0.05-$154.54M-$4.55-1.19Zumiez$889.20M0.29-$62.61M-$0.06-221.17 Is PLCE or ZUMZ more profitable? Zumiez has a net margin of -5.60% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -12.47%. Zumiez's return on equity of -2.67% 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% Zumiez -5.60%-2.67%-1.34% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PLCE or ZUMZ? 95.4% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Children's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer PLCE or ZUMZ? Children's Place currently has a consensus target price of $8.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.75%. Zumiez has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.79%. Given Zumiez's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zumiez is more favorable than Children's Place.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Zumiez 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLCE or ZUMZ? Children's Place received 109 more outperform votes than Zumiez when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.96% of users gave Children's Place an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Zumiez an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChildren's PlaceOutperform Votes68461.96% Underperform Votes42038.04% ZumiezOutperform Votes57547.84% Underperform Votes62752.16% SummaryZumiez beats Children's Place on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$69.30M$19.33B$23.02B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.96%170.23%4.32%P/E Ratio-0.3812.1421.5817.81Price / Sales0.050.834.0194.60Price / CashN/A9.9219.4134.64Price / Book-7.534.955.644.00Net Income-$154.54M$702.99M$781.29M$247.23M7 Day Performance-10.56%2.84%5.03%7.26%1 Month Performance-35.24%-9.44%-5.15%-6.26%1 Year Performance-24.83%-11.53%2.04%-0.18% Children's Place Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLCEChildren's Place1.2088 of 5 stars$5.42-5.6%$8.33+53.8%-26.0%$69.30M$1.43B-0.3811,900Earnings ReportOptions VolumeGap DownZUMZZumiez3.2076 of 5 stars$12.88-1.8%$22.00+70.8%-8.1%$246.77M$889.20M-5.019,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownGCOGenesco2.3873 of 5 stars$19.27+7.0%N/A-30.2%$212.65M$2.33B-7.9318,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCTRNCiti Trends1.2281 of 5 stars$19.14-0.6%$33.33+74.2%-13.4%$166.71M$753.08M-6.235,400Gap DownDBIDesigner Brands4.5779 of 5 stars$2.89-2.5%$4.75+64.6%-67.3%$138.41M$3.01B-96.1313,500TLYSTilly's1.6349 of 5 stars$2.08-0.5%$3.75+80.3%-69.2%$62.72M$569.45M-1.185,700News CoverageCATOCato0.7147 of 5 stars$2.80-0.7%N/A-54.8%$57.51M$649.81M-2.037,500Short Interest ↑TJXTJX Companies4.4059 of 5 stars$119.06-2.5%$135.76+14.0%+38.3%$133.00B$56.36B28.01340,000Analyst DowngradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeROSTRoss Stores4.4156 of 5 stars$127.88-1.9%$161.00+25.9%+5.6%$42.05B$21.13B20.14100,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.6442 of 5 stars$46.13-1.0%$56.00+21.4%+24.2%$4.26B$5.55B13.2223,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.0412 of 5 stars$72.58-1.0%$140.88+94.1%-34.8%$3.55B$4.95B7.1831,700Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZUMZ Competitors GCO Competitors CTRN Competitors DBI Competitors TLYS Competitors CATO Competitors TJX Competitors ROST Competitors URBN Competitors ANF Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:PLCE) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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