The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE)Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Manufacturing | Secaucus, United States | NasdaqGS
2.47 USD
+0.02
(0.816%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.47 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for The Children's Place is effectively broken. Fundamentally, the company is in freefall with four consecutive years of declining annual returns, a cumulative loss of nearly 95% over the last nine years, and negative operating margins. The balance sheet is toxic, with debt vastly exceeding cash reserves and a negative book value. Management is selling their own shares while insiders admit the turnaround faith is diminishing. Technically, the stock is trading far below its moving averages, confirming a long-term downtrend. While the price-to-sales ratio looks artificially low due to the collapse in share price, this is a value trap, not a bargain, given the deteriorating business quality. Options flow confirms the bearish thesis. There is a heavy concentration of put buying at strikes significantly above the current price, indicating that traders expect the stock to drop further rather than bounce. With no dividend to provide income and a high short interest suggesting widespread skepticism, there is no rational entry point for a long-term investor until the fundamentals show a sustained reversal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.140387 |
| MSTL | 0.301333 |
| AutoETS | 0.310361 |
| AutoTheta | 0.315660 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 18.70 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.425 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.91 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2019-12-12 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2019-12-12 |
| Revenue per Share | 53.305 |
| Market Cap | 54,925,560 |
| Forward P/E | -1.21 |
| Beta | 1.97 |
| Profit Margins | -9.09% |
| Website | https://www.childrensplace.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly betting on further downside. Put open interest is massive relative to call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 3.0, 5.0, 8.0) holding significant positioning. Call activity is concentrated near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, suggesting a lack of conviction in a recovery. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting fear rather than optimism.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-13 | 0.560 | 1.034929 |
| 2019-09-20 | 0.560 | 0.725765 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.560 | 0.576963 |
| 2019-04-12 | 0.560 | 0.530403 |
| 2018-12-14 | 0.500 | 0.539491 |
| 2018-09-04 | 0.500 | 0.357910 |
| 2018-06-15 | 0.500 | 0.377358 |
| 2018-04-13 | 0.500 | 0.378644 |
| 2017-12-12 | 0.400 | 0.292612 |
| 2017-09-11 | 0.400 | 0.359066 |
| 2017-06-15 | 0.400 | 0.371230 |
| 2017-04-06 | 0.400 | 0.356506 |
| 2016-12-14 | 0.200 | 0.186741 |
| 2016-09-14 | 0.200 | 0.247341 |
| 2016-06-14 | 0.200 | 0.277701 |
| 2016-04-05 | 0.200 | 0.249501 |
| 2015-12-15 | 0.150 | 0.276906 |
| 2015-09-15 | 0.150 | 0.258398 |
| 2015-06-16 | 0.150 | 0.232378 |
| 2015-04-07 | 0.150 | 0.237154 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.133 | 0.230223 |
| 2014-09-24 | 0.133 | 0.267767 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.133 | 0.265310 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.133 | 0.263471 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.52884614 |
| Address1 | 500 Plaza Drive |
| All Time High | 161.65 |
| All Time Low | 2.04 |
| Ask | 2.48 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 254,620 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 314,003 |
| Average Volume | 314,003 |
| Average Volume10Days | 254,620 |
| Beta | 1.97 |
| Bid | 1.78 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | -4.823 |
| City | Secaucus |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.47 |
| Current Ratio | 0.891 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.5 |
| Day Low | 2.45 |
| Display Name | The Children's Place |
| Dividend Date | 1,577,404,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,781,294,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,552,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,552,000 |
| Ebitda | -36,966,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.03128 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -18.491 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.578 |
| Enterprise Value | 683,550,784 |
| Eps Current Year | -4.65328 |
| Eps Forward | -2.04844 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -4.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,576,195,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.7484 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.27839994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10129528 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -52.884613 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 9.56 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.09 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7416318 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.43000007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.21078435 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.04 - 9.56 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 874,675,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.11 |
| Float Shares | 8,041,813 |
| Forward Eps | -2.04844 |
| Forward P E | -1.2057956 |
| Free Cashflow | 17,728,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,500 |
| Fullday Change | 0.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.816326 |
| Fullday Price | 2.47 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29479 |
| Gross Profits | 348,416,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04857 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.75728995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 22,237,067 |
| Industry | Apparel Manufacturing |
| Industry Disp | Apparel Manufacturing |
| Industry Key | apparel-manufacturing |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=120577&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,576,195,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.56 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | The Children's Place, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands in North America and internationally. It operates through two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. The company designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells apparel, accessories, and footwear primarily under The Children's Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, PJ Place, Crazy 8, Place, Baby Place, and other brands. It offers its products through its digital storefronts, www.childrensplace.com and www.gymboree.com; physical stores in North America; wholesale marketplaces; and international franchise partners, as well as through social media channels. 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. |
| Long Name | The Children's Place, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 54,925,560 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_35335 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,680,000 |
| Net Income To Common | -107,431,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 54,480,814 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 2.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | -2,690,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.16936001 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.42 |
| Phone | 201 558 2400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 2.47 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,953 |
| Previous Close | 2.45 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.5308084 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -0.51212937 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.046471078 |
| Profit Margins | -0.09089 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.12 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.816326 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.45 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.45 - 2.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 62,939 |
| Return On Assets | -0.05491 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.111 |
| Revenue Per Share | 53.305 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 22,237,067 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1534 |
| Shares Short | 3,411,565 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,065,814 |
| Short Name | Children's Place, Inc. (The) |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.4087 |
| Short Ratio | 16.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | PLCE |
| Target High Price | 4.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.0 |
| Target Median Price | 4.0 |
| Total Cash | 4,781,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.215 |
| Total Debt | 633,851,008 |
| Total Revenue | 1,181,929,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -4.84 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.06095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.5909498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.3917679 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 62,939 |
| Website | https://www.childrensplace.com |
| Zip | 7,094 |