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 6,809 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
91% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $81.7M [Q2] → $156M (+$74.6M) [Q3]
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.97% [Q2] → 79.39% (+0.43%) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $32.3M | Put options by funds: $34M
28% less funds holding
Funds holding: 83 [Q2] → 60 (-23) [Q3]
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 22
59% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 39
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$17
66%
upside
Avg. target
$17
66%
upside
High target
$17
66%
upside
1 analyst rating
0 positive
0%
1 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
UBS Jay Sole 69% 1-year accuracy 31 / 45 met price target | 66%upside $17 | Neutral Maintained | 18 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about PLCE published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
20 hours 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
3 days 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 days 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.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
The Children's Place: The Turnaround Hiccup
The Children's Place has shifted to a value price brand, sacrificing low-margin revenue to improve profitability, despite a significant sales decline. Q3 sales dropped 18.8% due to reduced online promotions, but gross margins expanded by 180 basis points, showing improved operational efficiency. Adjusted net income was $2.04 per share, down 30% from last year, but the company is on a promising path to long-term profitability.
Negative
Market Watch
2 weeks ago
Children's Place profit nearly halves as troubled retailer's turnaround efforts dampen sales
Troubled retailer is moving away from unprofitable sales and offers of free shipping.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Gymboree Marks Historic Grand Opening at Garden State Plaza
Iconic Brand Makes a Celebrated Return to Brick-and-Mortar, Embracing a New Era Iconic Brand Makes a Celebrated Return to Brick-and-Mortar, Embracing a New Era
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
The Children's Place: All Eyes On Hopeful Q3 Turnaround Momentum
The Children's Place, Inc. has struggled immensely from a weak consumer, the company's weak profitability, and high debt, leading to very rapid store closures and a shifting focus to ecommerce. The Children's Place Q2 report showed signs of a turnaround, and improvements critically needed to carry onto the soon-to-be-reported Q3 report. In a base financial scenario, I estimate a turnaround to not create significant upside from the current PLCE stock level.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Philip Ende Joins The Children's Place as Head of Real Estate
SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE) an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands today announced that Philip Ende has been appointed GVP, Head of Real Estate, effective November 11, 2024.
Positive
GuruFocus
2 months ago
Children's Place Inc (PLCE) Shares Up 2.9% on Oct 2
Shares of Children's Place Inc (PLCE, Financial) surged 2.90% in mid-day trading on Oct 2. The stock reached an intraday high of $14.85, before settling at $14.55, up from its previous close of $14.14.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Undervalued Dividend Opportunities - Price And Outlook Updates For September 2024
I analyze undervalued dividend opportunities monthly; this article updates the investment thesis for Carter's and United Parcel Service. CRI outperformed the S&P 500, delivering a 12.02% return since June 2024; I now rate it as a Buy due to recent price improvement. UPS faces challenges with increased labor costs but offers a 4.99% dividend yield; I maintain a Buy rating.
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