This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. NYSE:JCP J C Penney (JCP) Stock Price, News & Analysis Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock About J C Penney Stock (NYSE:JCP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart Remove Ads Get J C Penney alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range N/A50-Day Range$0.10▼$0.1852-Week Range N/AVolume4.35 million shsAverage Volume19.35 million shsMarket Capitalization$39.35 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewJ. C. Penney Company, Inc., through its subsidiary J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., sells merchandise through department stores. The company primarily sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products, and home furnishings; and provides services, including styling salon, optical, portrait photography, and custom decorating services. As of February 2, 2019, it operated 864 department stores in 49 states of the United States and Puerto Rico. The company also sells its products through its Website, jcpenney.com. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Plano, Texas.Read More… Remove Ads Receive JCP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for J C Penney and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address JCP Stock News HeadlinesForever 21 Bankruptcy Creditors Probing Sparc-JCPenney Tie-UpApril 11 at 8:56 PM | bloomberg.comStores Closing in the U.S. in 2025: Joann, Kohl's, JCPenney and More Companies Facing Financial ChallengesApril 11 at 3:55 PM | msn.comElon Musk is helping print “new gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest breakthrough in artificial intelligence… but in human technology. It’s so valuable that some are referring to it as the “new gold”.April 12, 2025 | True Market Insiders (Ad)Retailer JCPenney To Close MD Location In 2025April 11 at 3:55 PM | msn.comJCPenney owner lays off 9 percent of corporate staffApril 11 at 3:55 PM | msn.comJCPenney announces 8 store closures, including one in New Hampshire. Here's whereApril 11 at 10:53 AM | finance.yahoo.comAn Open Letter Apologizing to JCPenney Fans For What We’re About To DoApril 11 at 5:52 AM | finance.yahoo.comPeople Are Surprised JCPenney Is Trendy. Its Comeback Ads Challenge That.April 10 at 11:35 PM | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines JCP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How were J C Penney's earnings last quarter? J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The department store operator reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.19. The department store operator earned $3.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.44 billion. J C Penney had a negative net margin of 2.40% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.83%. What other stocks do shareholders of J C Penney own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that J C Penney investors own include Ford Motor (F), Meta Platforms (META), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), Tesla (TSLA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/27/2020Today4/11/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Department Stores Sub-IndustryDepartment Stores Current SymbolNYSE:JCP CIK1166126 Webwww.jcpenney.com Phone972-431-1000FaxN/AEmployees90,000Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.80) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-268,000,000.00 Net Margins-2.40% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-27.83% Return on Assets-3.09% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.65 Current Ratio1.41 Quick Ratio0.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.17 billion Price / Sales0.00 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash Flow0.20 Book Value$2.59 per share Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding Shares320,982,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$39.35 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.38 The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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