The stock price of Childrens Place Inc (NASDAQ: PLCE) has jumped by 7.89 compared to previous close of 4.18. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 20.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-06-09 that U.S. stock futures were slightly higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 0.1% points on Monday.
Is It Worth Investing in Childrens Place Inc (NASDAQ: PLCE) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PLCE is 1.78. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PLCE is 7.27M and currently, short sellers hold a 51.98% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PLCE on June 26, 2025 was 721.24K shares.
PLCE’s Market Performance
PLCE’s stock has seen a 20.59% increase for the week, with a -22.91% drop in the past month and a -50.98% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.89% for Childrens Place Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.41% for PLCE’s stock, with a -54.01% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PLCE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PLCE stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for PLCE by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for PLCE in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $9 based on the research report published on May 07, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PLCE reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $12. The rating they have provided for PLCE stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 24th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Sell” to PLCE, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on February 13th of the previous year.
PLCE Trading at -16.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PLCE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -77.15% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for PLCE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Childrens Place Inc stands at -0.04. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -521.67, with -6.64 for asset returns.
Based on Childrens Place Inc (PLCE), the company’s capital structure generated 1.11 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at -9.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 25.96 million with net debt to EBITDA at 22.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 32.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.85. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.92.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Childrens Place Inc (PLCE) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
