Chico's FAS (CHS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chico's FAS, Inc. operates as an omnichannel specialty retailer of women's private branded casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, and complementary accessories in the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; and franchise locations in Mexico and domestic airports. The company operates under the Chico's, White House Black Market (WHBM), and Soma brands. The Chico's brand primarily sells private branded clothing focusing on women with moderate to high household income levels. The WHBM brand sells everyday basics and denim, polished casual apparel, relaxed workwear, black and white pieces, feminine all-occasion dresses, shoes, belts, scarves, handbags, and jewelry for women. The Soma brand sells private branded lingerie, sleepwear, and loungewear products. It also sells its products through retail stores and catalogs; and through chicos.com, chicosofftherack.com, whbm.com, and soma.com, as well as through third party channels. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.59 to $7.59
• 50-Day Range: $7.52 to $7.60
• 52-Week Range: $4.33 to $7.60
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 5.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $937.06 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.34
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chico's FAS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chico's FAS scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 209th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chico's FAS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chico's FAS has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chico's FAS are expected to grow by 5.80% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $0.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chico's FAS is 8.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 137.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chico's FAS is 8.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 132.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chico's FAS has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CHS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Chico's FAS does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Chico's FAS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CHS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

2 people have searched for CHS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chico's FAS insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.80% of the stock of Chico's FAS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.96% of the stock of Chico's FAS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CHS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Chico's FAS's earnings last quarter?

Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) released its earnings results on Thursday, November, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. The specialty retailer earned $505.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $512.65 million. Chico's FAS had a net margin of 5.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.68%.

What other stocks do shareholders of Chico's FAS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chico's FAS investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), General Electric (GE), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/30/2023
• Today: 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Womens' clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHS
• CUSIP: 16861510
• CIK: 897429
• Web: www.chicosfas.com
• Phone: (239) 277-6200
• Fax: 239-277-5237
• Employees: 14,238
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $7.60
• High Stock Price Target: $7.60
• Low Stock Price Target: $7.60
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $109 million
• Net Margins: 5.30%
• Pretax Margin: 5.46%
• Return on Equity: 24.68%
• Return on Assets: 7.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $1.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.21
• Book Value: $3.42 per share
• Price / Book: 2.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,460,000
• Free Float: 118,766,000
• Market Cap: $937.06 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12