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The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free PLCE Stock Alerts $7.09 +0.24 (+3.50%) (As of 04/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$6.77▼$7.3050-Day Range$6.85▼$29.1252-Week Range$6.68▼$38.03Volume312,380 shsAverage Volume1.38 million shsMarket Capitalization$88.46 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.50 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Children's Place alerts: Email Address Children's Place MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside146.8% Upside$17.50 Price TargetShort InterestBearish25.17% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.17Based on 23 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$45.13 M Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthGrowingFrom ($3.50) to ($0.68) Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.1.91 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector149th out of 200 stocksFamily Clothing Stores Industry10th out of 11 stocks 3.0 Analyst's Opinion 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 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted25.17% of the outstanding shares of Children's Place have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChildren's Place has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, 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 22.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldChildren's Place does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthChildren's Place does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for PLCE. Previous Next 2.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentChildren's Place has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 0.38 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Children's Place this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 6 people have searched for PLCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows13 people have added Children's Place to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 117% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Children's Place insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $45,130,660.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.80% of the stock of Children's Place is held by insiders. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Children's Place are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($3.50) to ($0.68) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Children's Place is -1.14, 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 -1.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioChildren's Place has a P/B Ratio of 0.55. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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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 PLCE Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart PLCE Stock News HeadlinesApril 2, 2024 | marketbeat.comIs a Children's Place Turnaround in the Cards?The Children's Place Inc. NASDAQ: PLCE stock has had a wild ride in 2024. Shares surged from a swing low of $8.30 on Feb. 9, 2024 to a swing high of $38.03 on Feb. 15, 2024.April 2, 2024 | marketbeat.comIs a Children’s Place Turnaround in the Cards? The Children's Place Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) stock has had a wild ride in 2024 so far - is a turnaround or a short squeeze in the cards?April 26, 2024 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Protect Yourself While There’s Still Time …The next step of the Fed's control is here. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed for two more years and passed into law earlier this week. Allowing the Fed to tighten its grip on your personal privacy and freedom.April 26, 2024 | businesswire.comThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Reminds Investors of Looming Deadline in the Class Action Lawsuit Against The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE)April 26, 2024 | prnewswire.comInvestors who lost money on The Children's Place, Inc.(PLCE) should contact The Gross Law Firm about pending Class Action - PLCEApril 26, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comQ3 2025 EPS Estimates for The Children's Place, Inc. Boosted by Analyst (NASDAQ:PLCE)April 25, 2024 | prnewswire.comPLCE Investors Have Opportunity to Lead The Children's Place, Inc. Securities Fraud LawsuitApril 25, 2024 | prnewswire.comSHAREHOLDER ACTION REMINDER: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of The Children's PlaceApril 26, 2024 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Protect Yourself While There’s Still Time …The next step of the Fed's control is here. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed for two more years and passed into law earlier this week. Allowing the Fed to tighten its grip on your personal privacy and freedom.April 25, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comChildren's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) Upgraded by B. Riley to "Neutral"April 24, 2024 | msn.comB. Riley Securities Upgrades Children's Place (PLCE)April 24, 2024 | reuters.comHow one firm made child’s play of tricky M&A gamesApril 23, 2024 | prnewswire.comSHAREHOLDER ACTION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in The Children's Place, Inc. with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the FirmApril 23, 2024 | prnewswire.comPLCE Investors Have Opportunity to Lead The Children's Place, Inc. Securities Fraud LawsuitApril 23, 2024 | investing.comPLCE DEADLINE: ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages The Children's Place, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important April 29 Deadline in Securities Class Action “ PLCEApril 22, 2024 | prnewswire.comInvestors in The Children's Place, Inc. Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before April 29, 2024 to Discuss Your Rights - PLCEApril 21, 2024 | prnewswire.comPLCE FINAL DEADLINE: ROSEN, TOP RANKED GLOBAL COUNSEL, Encourages The Children's Place, Inc. Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Secure Counsel Before Important April 29 Deadline in Securities Class Action - PLCEApril 21, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSHAREHOLDER ACTION REMINDER: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of The Children's PlaceApril 20, 2024 | prnewswire.comSHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against The Children's Place, Inc. - PLCEApril 19, 2024 | msn.comChildren's Place falls after warning on late 10-K filingApril 19, 2024 | prnewswire.comThe Children's Place, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact The Gross Law Firm Before April 29, 2024 to Discuss Your Rights - PLCEApril 18, 2024 | morningstar.comChildren's Place's stock soars 36% after retailer gets new $90 million loan from Saudi investor Mithaq CapitalApril 18, 2024 | prnewswire.comPLCE Investors Have Opportunity to Lead The Children's Place, Inc. Securities Fraud LawsuitApril 17, 2024 | msn.comUnited Airlines Reports Upbeat Results, Joins Children's Place, Interactive Brokers And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On WednesdayApril 17, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comPLCE INVESTOR ALERT: Kirby McInerney LLP Reminds The Children's Place, Inc. Investors of Upcoming Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action LawsuitApril 17, 2024 | benzinga.comWhy Children's Place Shares Are Skyrocketing TodayApril 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Is Children's Place (PLCE) Stock Rocketing Higher TodaySee More Headlines 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 Company Calendar Last Earnings11/16/2023Today4/26/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)5/02/2024Fiscal 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) 558-2400Fax201-227-0321Employees11,300Year Founded1988Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$17.50 High Stock Price Target$30.00 Low Stock Price Target$7.00 Potential Upside/Downside+146.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($6.20) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-1,140,000.00 Net Margins-4.75% Pretax Margin-7.08% Return on Equity-47.76% Return on Assets-5.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.42 Current Ratio0.85 Quick Ratio0.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.71 billion Price / Sales0.05 Cash Flow$4.09 per share Price / Cash Flow1.74 Book Value$12.96 per share Price / Book0.55Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares12,480,000Free Float11,878,000Market Cap$88.73 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.98 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. These companies may appear to have good fundamentals, but top analysts smell something seriously rotten. Are any of these companies lurking around your portfolio? Find out by clicking the link below.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMs. Jane T. Elfers (Age 63)CEO, President & Director Comp: $1.24MMr. Sheamus G. Toal (Age 55)COO, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Comp: $768.83kMr. Jared E. Shure (Age 42)Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Comp: $433.28kMr. Rajat JainChief Technology, Logistics & Stores OfficerAnthony AttardoDirector of Investor RelationsMs. Nancy StrafaceChief Human Resources OfficerMr. Bradley P. Cost (Age 70)Senior Advisor Comp: $1.1MMs. Jennifer GrovesSenior Vice President of DesignMs. Maegan MarkeeBrand PresidentMs. Mary Beth SheridanChief Merchandising OfficerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsDestination XL GroupNASDAQ:DXLGPetMed ExpressNASDAQ:PETSConn'sNASDAQ:CONNBig LotsNYSE:BIGFAT BrandsNASDAQ:FATBBView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsMithaq Capital SPCBought 6,656,894 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 56.101%Partnership Wealth Management LLCBought 57,740 shares on 4/10/2024Ownership: 1.039%Nomura Holdings Inc.Bought 165,000 shares on 3/27/2024Ownership: 0.000%Virtu Financial LLCBought 692 shares on 2/26/2024Ownership: 0.070%Mithaq Capital SPCBought 344,493 shares on 2/16/2024Ownership: 2.760%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions PLCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Children's Place stock right now? 3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Children's Place in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" PLCE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PLCE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View PLCE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Children's Place's stock price target for 2024? 3 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Children's Place's stock. Their PLCE share price targets range from $7.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $17.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 146.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for PLCE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have PLCE shares performed in 2024? Children's Place's stock was trading at $23.22 at the start of the year. Since then, PLCE stock has decreased by 69.5% and is now trading at $7.09. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Children's Place? Children's Place saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,140,000 shares, an increase of 22.2% from the March 31st total of 2,570,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,620,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. View Children's Place's Short Interest. When is Children's Place's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024. View our PLCE earnings forecast. How were Children's Place's earnings last quarter? The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 16th. The company reported $3.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $480.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $465.71 million. Children's Place had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.76% and a negative net margin of 4.75%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.33 earnings per share. Is Children's Place a good dividend stock? Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. Read our dividend analysis for PLCE. What guidance has Children's Place issued on next quarter's earnings? Children's Place issued an update on its fourth quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Friday, February, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $454.0 million-$456.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $462.9 million. What is Jane Elfers' approval rating as Children's Place's CEO? 815 employees have rated Children's Place Chief Executive Officer Jane Elfers on Glassdoor.com. Jane Elfers has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Jane Elfers in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of Children's Place own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Children's Place investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Coty (COTY), Broadcom (AVGO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Walt Disney (DIS) and Marathon Petroleum (MPC). Who are Children's Place's major shareholders? Children's Place's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Mithaq Capital SPC (56.10%) and Partnership Wealth Management LLC (1.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Claudia Lima-Guinehut, Jane T Elfers, John E Bachman, Joseph A Alutto, Leah Swan, Marla Malcolm Beck, Mithaq Capital Spc and Robert F Helm. 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. This page (NASDAQ:PLCE) was last updated on 4/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThese AI trades triggered this morning (545% return)Prosper Trading AcademyConflict In Israel Sends Gold Soaring ???? 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