Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN)Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Retail | Savannah, United States | NasdaqGS
59.20 USD
+1.48
(2.564%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 59.20 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT
Citi Trends presents a compelling turnaround story for patient investors, though it lacks immediate catalysts for aggressive short-term trading. The company has successfully navigated a severe multi-year decline, posting a massive 407% surge in 2021 followed by a painful correction, yet it has now recovered significantly to trade at a forward P/E of roughly 24x. This valuation implies the market expects sustained profitability and growth, which aligns with the reported 14.4% revenue expansion and positive earnings momentum. However, the balance sheet remains a constraint, carrying substantial debt relative to equity, which limits the ability to aggressively fund expansion without dilution. Crucially, there is no dividend yield to cushion the downside, making the entire investment thesis dependent on continued price appreciation. While the long-term fundamentals suggest a solid buy given the recovery from lows and improved operational metrics, the short-term outlook is neutral; the stock is currently consolidating near its 50-day average, and without a specific earnings beat or macro tailwind, it may remain range-bound. Investors should view this as a medium-term recovery play rather than a high-conviction momentum trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.077268 |
| AutoETS | 0.078630 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.078858 |
| AutoTheta | 0.088508 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 3.69 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.753 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.54 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-01 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 180.674 |
| Revenue per Share | 105.079 |
| Market Cap | 493,127,008 |
| Trailing P/E | 41.40 |
| Forward P/E | 24.93 |
| Beta | 1.83 |
| Profit Margins | 1.42% |
| Website | https://cititrends.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible volume and open interest across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is flat, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or hedging activity. The market appears indifferent to near-term directional moves.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-02 | 0.08 | 0.416450 |
| 2019-12-09 | 0.08 | 0.377003 |
| 2019-08-30 | 0.08 | 0.475907 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.08 | 0.570613 |
| 2019-03-04 | 0.08 | 0.377537 |
| 2018-12-10 | 0.08 | 0.401405 |
| 2018-08-31 | 0.08 | 0.258565 |
| 2018-06-04 | 0.08 | 0.265957 |
| 2018-03-05 | 0.08 | 0.370028 |
| 2017-11-27 | 0.08 | 0.309837 |
| 2017-08-25 | 0.08 | 0.442478 |
| 2017-05-25 | 0.08 | 0.430571 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.06 | 0.347021 |
| 2016-11-25 | 0.06 | 0.321027 |
| 2016-08-26 | 0.06 | 0.303337 |
| 2016-05-26 | 0.06 | 0.384369 |
| 2016-02-26 | 0.06 | 0.330215 |
| 2015-11-27 | 0.06 | 0.297915 |
| 2015-08-28 | 0.06 | 0.224467 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.90746856 |
| Address1 | 17 Park of Commerce Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 111.44 |
| All Time Low | 6.7 |
| Ask | 74.66 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 210,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 162,209 |
| Average Volume | 162,209 |
| Average Volume10Days | 210,370 |
| Beta | 1.829 |
| Bid | 42.46 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 15.405 |
| City | Savannah |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 59.2 |
| Current Ratio | 1.145 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 59.38 |
| Day Low | 57.2 |
| Debt To Equity | 180.674 |
| Display Name | Citi Trends |
| Dividend Date | 1,584,403,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,748,955,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,748,955,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 7.393 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 7.902 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,780,403,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,661,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,661,000 |
| Ebitda | 19,031,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.02241 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 32.864 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.737 |
| Enterprise Value | 625,443,008 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.57 |
| Eps Forward | 2.375 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.43 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,583,107,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 49.425 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.775002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.19777444 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 90.74686 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 66.38 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.1799965 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10816506 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.44 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 30.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0815753 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.44 - 66.38 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,116,423,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.37 |
| Float Shares | 4,924,318 |
| Forward Eps | 2.375 |
| Forward P E | 24.926315 |
| Free Cashflow | 31,788,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,500 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39696997 |
| Gross Profits | 337,060,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.097849995 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.89752 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 8,329,848 |
| Industry | Apparel Retail |
| Industry Disp | Apparel Retail |
| Industry Key | apparel-retail |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,583,107,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.08 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of apparel, accessories, and home trends. The company offers apparel for juniors, missy, and plus size, including trend right sportswear, outerwear, sleepwear, lingerie, and scrubs for women; basics, fashion, and trends for boys up to size 20 and girls up to size 16, as well as sizes for newborns, infants, and toddlers; children's uniforms, accessories, and sleepwear; and apparel for men and big men, such as trend right sportswear and outerwear. It also provides fashionable handbags, luggage, hats, belts, sunglasses, jewelry, and watches for men and women; and underwear and socks for the entire family, as well as beauty and fragrance offerings for women and men. In addition, the company offers home goods for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and decorative accessories; eclectic composition of wants and needs comprising books, food, tech products, team sports products, toys, health and beauty products, and seasonal items. Further, it provides casual and dress footwear in sizes for men, women, and children. The company was formerly known as Allied Fashion, Inc. and changed its name to Citi Trends, Inc. in 2001. Citi Trends, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia. |
| Long Name | Citi Trends, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 493,127,008 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_769264 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,680,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 12,090,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 480,798,826 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 57.2 |
| Operating Cashflow | 52,798,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03195 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.85 |
| Phone | 912 236 1561 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 59.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,973,404 |
| Previous Close | 57.72 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.707005 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.8429081 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.58076984 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01424 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.439 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.48 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.5641 |
| Regular Market Day High | 59.38 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 57.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 57.2 - 59.38 |
| Regular Market Open | 57.2 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 57.72 |
| Regular Market Price | 59.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 142,364 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00025 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10338 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.144 |
| Revenue Per Share | 105.079 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 8,329,848 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.091400005 |
| Shares Short | 761,488 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 853,560 |
| Short Name | Citi Trends, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1538 |
| Short Ratio | 3.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | CTRN |
| Target High Price | 73.0 |
| Target Low Price | 73.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 73.0 |
| Target Median Price | 73.0 |
| Total Cash | 81,100,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.001 |
| Total Debt | 226,462,000 |
| Total Revenue | 849,091,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.43 |
| Trailing P E | 41.398605 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 44.3044 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 14.895599 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.33621037 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 142,364 |
| Website | https://cititrends.com |
| Zip | 31,405 |