NASDAQ:PLCE Children's Place (PLCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $14.20 -0.46 (-3.14%) (As of 04:30 PM ET) 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$14.04▼$15.1950-Day Range$4.86▼$17.5852-Week Range$4.77▼$38.03Volume268,796 shsAverage Volume1.49 million shsMarket Capitalization$180.62 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$16.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewThe Children's Place, Inc. operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer in North America. It operates through two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. The company offers apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children and tweens; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names. It operates through online stores at childrensplace.com, gymboree.com, sugarandjade.com, and www.pjplace.com; international franchise partners; and retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company was formerly known as The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and changed its name to The Children's Place, Inc. in June 2014. The Children's Place, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.Read More… New Year, New Opportunity! 2 AI Stocks Under $10 Ready to Soar (Ad)As we step into 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks continue to dominate headlines, and now is the perfect moment to position yourself for the coming year’s potential. 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The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 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 -1.11, 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 -1.11, 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 Shorted63.20% 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 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently increased by 12.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldChildren's Place does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthChildren's Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted63.20% 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 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Children's Place has recently increased by 12.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.5 / 5News Sentiment0.63 News SentimentChildren's Place has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Children's Place this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for PLCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Children's Place to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 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 HeadlinesDo You Know These World-Famous Children’s Books?November 13 at 5:24 AM | nytimes.comPhilip Ende Joins The Children’s Place as Head of Real EstateNovember 11 at 10:46 AM | finance.yahoo.com“This Changes Everything” - Trump Hands Millions Massive IRS GiftNow it's your time to return the favor by taking advantage of this tax "revenge loophole." Because even as we wait for Trump's agenda to kick in…November 13, 2024 | Colonial Metals (Ad)Philip Ende Joins The Children's Place as Head of Real EstateNovember 11 at 9:00 AM | globenewswire.comThe Children’s Place launches storefront on SheinNovember 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShein Brings The Children’s Place to Its Marketplace PlatformNovember 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comThe Children’s Place Announces Launch of Storefront on SHEINOctober 31, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comChildren’s Place announces launch of storefront on SHEINOctober 31, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines PLCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PLCE shares performed this year? Children's Place's stock was trading at $23.22 at the start of the year. Since then, PLCE stock has decreased by 39.2% and is now trading at $14.11. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Children's Place's earnings last quarter? The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 11th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.10) by $1.40. The company earned $319.66 million during the quarter. Children's Place had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4,732.98% and a negative net margin of 10.52%. Who are Children's Place's major shareholders? Children's Place's top institutional investors include Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.02%), Quest Partners LLC (0.41%), Partnership Wealth Management LLC (0.05%) and Quantbot Technologies LP (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Mithaq Capital Spc, Jane T Elfers, John E Bachman and Joseph A Alutto. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Earnings9/11/2024Today11/13/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)11/21/2024Fiscal Year End1/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Family clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLCE CUSIP16890510 CIK1041859 Webwww.childrensplace.com Phone(201) 558-2400Fax201-227-0321Employees8,390Year Founded1988Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$16.00 High Stock Price Target$30.00 Low Stock Price Target$7.00 Potential Upside/Downside+11.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($12.71) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-154,540,000.00 Net Margins-10.52% Pretax Margin-6.56% Return on Equity-4,732.98% Return on Assets-7.12% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.90 Quick Ratio0.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.60 billion Price / Sales0.11 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($0.72) per share Price / Book-19.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares12,720,000Free Float12,245,000Market Cap$182.79 million OptionableOptionable Beta2.24 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. 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