Children’s Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) Rating Increased to Neutral at B. Riley

Children’s Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) was upgraded by equities research analysts at B. Riley from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $7.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $12.00. B. Riley’s target price suggests a potential upside of 2.19% from the stock’s previous close. B. Riley also issued estimates for Children’s Place’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com downgraded Children’s Place from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded Children’s Place from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 9th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lowered their target price on Children’s Place from $24.00 to $13.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 12th.

Children’s Place Price Performance

Shares of PLCE stock opened at $6.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Children’s Place has a fifty-two week low of $6.68 and a fifty-two week high of $38.03.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Mithaq Capital Spc acquired 1,849,397 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $11.02 per share, for a total transaction of $20,380,354.94. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 3,097,268 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,131,893.36. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 4.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Children’s Place

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PLCE. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in shares of Children’s Place by 47.0% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 3,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 999 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Children’s Place by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 3,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Children’s Place by 2,016.3% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 4,335 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Children’s Place during the fourth quarter worth $137,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Children’s Place during the third quarter worth $166,000.

About Children’s Place

The Children's Place, Inc operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer in North America. It operates through two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. The company offers apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children and tweens; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names.