Children's PlacePLCE
PLCE
About: Children's Place Inc operate an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands in North America. It design, contract to manufacture, and sell fashionable, high-quality apparel, accessories and footwear predominantly at value prices under proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names.
Employees: 8,360
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Funds holding %
of 7,407 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
147% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 15
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.4M | Put options by funds: $9.98M
36% more funds holding
Funds holding: 61 [Q3] → 83 (+22) [Q4]
5.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.4% [Q3] → 84.89% (+5.49%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 15
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $156M [Q3] → $114M (-$42.8M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$9
58%
upside
Avg. target
$9
58%
upside
High target
$9
58%
upside
1 analyst rating
0 positive
0%
1 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
UBS Jay Sole 28% 1-year accuracy 16 / 58 met price target | 58%upside $9 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about PLCE published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
The Children's Place: Upgrading My Bearish View Following Further Improvements
Children's Place released Q4 2024 results unexpectedly on a Friday; strange timing after a tumultuous week for investors. Despite a 10% sales decline, profitability has improved significantly under new CEO Muhammed Umair, with operating profit turning positive and net losses decreasing. High inventory levels and low turnover remain concerns, but the focus on margins and potential merchandise strategy changes could improve the situation by year-end.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
The Children's Place Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
Reports Third Consecutive Quarter of Adjusted Operating Profits Net Sales of $409 million for Fourth Quarter and $1.386 billion for Full Year Significant Improvement in Gross Profit Margin to 29% for Fourth Quarter and 33% for Full Year Lowest Level of SG&A Spending in more than 15 Years during Fourth Quarter and Full Year Improvement in Operating Income of $68.6 million for Fourth Quarter 2024 versus 2023 Significant Improvement in Liquidity Position with Completion of $90 Million Rights Offering subsequent to Year-End SECAUCUS, N.J., April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands and an industry-leading digital-first model, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
The Children's Place: Tread Carefully Ahead Of Earnings
PLCE stock surged on well-received quarterly results last September, but shares in the children's apparel retailer have since coughed back the bulk of these gains. Yet while uncertainty about the company's turnaround has increased over the past six months, shares have inched higher, ahead of The Children's Place's scheduled April 11 earnings release. A post-earnings return to PLCE's 52-week high, more than double current price levels, isn't out of the question, but various factors suggest it's highly uncertain this happens.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
The Children's Place to Release Fourth Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2024 Financial Results and Letter to Shareholders
SECAUCUS, N.J., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands and an industry-leading digital-first model, today announced that their fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2024 financial results, and Turki S.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
The 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 Marketing
SECAUCUS, N.J., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands, announced the appointment of John Szczepanski as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 31, 2025. He will report to Muhammad Umair, President and Interim Chief Executive Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Szczepanski will oversee finance, accounting, financial planning & analysis, tax, treasury, procurement, investor relations, internal audit and real estate.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
The Children's Place Announces Appointment to Its Board of Directors
SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands, today announced that the Company has appointed Rhys Summerton to the Company's Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Summerton will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held in 2025. Ms. Summerton is an independent director and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 months ago
The Children's Place, Inc. Announces Commencement of Rights Offering
SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE) (the “Company”), an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands, today announced that it has commenced its previously announced rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) to purchase up to $90,000,000 in shares of the Company's common stock, representing 9,230,769 shares of the Company's common stock in the aggregate.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Children's Place Is Highly Volatile But Still Represents A Speculative Buy
Children's Place has seen significant corporate developments, including disappointing 3Q24 results, improved November-December sales, and a rights offering pricing. Despite sales declines, the company has improved gross margins, making it attractively priced; I maintain a Buy rating on PLCE. The rights offering could significantly alter PLCE's capital structure, reducing debt but with uncertain interest savings.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 months ago
The Children's Place Reports Q4 Sales Update Through December
PLCE's six-week performance highlights a 3.4% year-over-year increase in net sales, attributed to promising growth in wholesale business.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 months ago
The Children's Place Reports Preliminary Partial Fourth Quarter Sales Results Through December 14, 2024
SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands, today announced preliminary partial fourth quarter net sales results for the six-week period starting on November 3, 2024 and ending December 14, 2024.
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