NASDAQ:PLCE Children's Place (PLCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $8.83 +0.46 (+5.50%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.80 -0.03 (-0.39%) As of 04:05 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Children's Place Stock (NASDAQ:PLCE) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Children's Place alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$8.23▼$9.2450-Day Range$7.08▼$11.3952-Week Range$4.77▼$19.74Volume501,613 shsAverage Volume1.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$112.89 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$8.33Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewThe Children's Place, Inc. engages in the provision of apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children. The firm also designs contracts to manufacture and sell fashionable and value-priced merchandise under the brand names of The Children’s Place, Baby Place, and Gymboree. It operates through The Children’s Place U.S. and The Children’s Place International segments. The Children’s Place U.S. segment refers to the company’s U.S. and Puerto Rico-based stores and revenue from its U.S. based wholesale business. The Children’s Place International segment is involved in the Canadian-based stores, revenue from the company’s Canadian-based wholesale business, as well as revenue from international franchisees. The company was founded by David Pulver and Clinton A. Clark in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.Read More… Remove Ads Children's Place Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks4th Percentile Overall ScorePLCE MarketRank™: Children's Place scored higher than 4% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 217 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingChildren's Place has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageChildren's Place has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Children's Place's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Children's Place is -0.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Children's Place is -0.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Read more about Children's Place's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted20.25% of the float of Children's Place has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChildren's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 0.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldChildren's Place does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthChildren's Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about Children's Place's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted20.25% of the float of Children's Place has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChildren's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently decreased by 0.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.62 News SentimentChildren's Place has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Children's Place this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for PLCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Children's Place insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.72% of the stock of Children's Place is held by insiders.Read more about Children's Place's insider trading history. Receive PLCE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Children's Place and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PLCE Stock News HeadlinesChildren’s Place appoints Szczepanski as Chief Financial OfficerMarch 17 at 11:06 AM | markets.businessinsider.comThe Children's Place Appoints John Szczepanski as Chief Financial Officer; Announces Appointments of Two Senior Vice Presidents - Kristin Clifford, Head of Sourcing and Smeeta Khetarpaul, Head of MarketingMarch 17 at 8:30 AM | globenewswire.comElon Warns “America Is Broke”. Trump’s Plan Inside.Elon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. He pulled Tesla and SpaceX back from the brink of collapse and built two of the most valuable companies in history. Now, he's sounding the alarm about America's $36 trillion debt time bomb that could destroy the fabric of our society.As head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Trump, Musk is exposing just how bad things are...March 17, 2025 | American Hartford Gold (Ad)The past three years for Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) investors has not been profitableFebruary 25, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comThe Children’s Place Announces Appointment to Its Board of DirectorsFebruary 18, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comThe Children's Place Announces Appointment to Its Board of DirectorsFebruary 18, 2025 | globenewswire.comChildren's Place rallies after Mithaq Capital confirms its controlling stakeFebruary 5, 2025 | msn.comThe Children’s Place, Inc. (PLCE): A Bull Case TheoryJanuary 23, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines PLCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PLCE shares performed this year? Children's Place's stock was trading at $10.46 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PLCE shares have decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $8.83. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Children's Place's earnings last quarter? The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) released its earnings results on Tuesday, December, 3rd. The company reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.59. Children's Place had a negative net margin of 12.47% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4,732.98%. Who are Children's Place's major shareholders? Children's Place's top institutional investors include Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC (4.99%), Boothbay Fund Management LLC (1.41%), Alpine Global Management LLC (1.34%) and Alpine Global Management LLC (1.34%). Insiders that own company stock include Mithaq Capital Spc, Jane T Elfers and John E Bachman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Children's Place? Shares of PLCE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Children's Place own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Children's Place investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Last Earnings12/03/2024Today3/17/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/05/2025Fiscal Year End1/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Family clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLCE CIK1041859 Webwww.childrensplace.com Phone(201) 558-2400Fax201-227-0321Employees11,900Year Founded1988Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$8.33 High Stock Price Target$9.00 Low Stock Price Target$7.00 Potential Upside/Downside-5.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($14.19) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-154,540,000.00 Net Margins-12.47% Pretax Margin-8.22% Return on Equity-4,732.98% Return on Assets-8.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.93 Quick Ratio0.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.43 billion Price / Sales0.08 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($0.72) per share Price / Book-12.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares12,785,000Free Float12,309,000Market Cap$112.89 million OptionableOptionable Beta2.47 Social Links 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy NowMarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. 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