Children’s Place (PLCE) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Survey

Children’s Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Children’s Place to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Children’s Place and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Children’s Place	-11.82%	N/A	-14.84%
Children’s Place Competitors	-3.59%	-13.78%	3.24%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Children’s Place and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Children’s Place	1	2	0	0	1.67
Children’s Place Competitors	3686	15621	21645	593	2.46

Children’s Place currently has a consensus price target of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1,537.28%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Children’s Place’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Children’s Place is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Children’s Place has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Children’s Place’s rivals have a beta of 1.91, indicating that their average share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Children’s Place pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1,128.5%. Children’s Place pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 35.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Children’s Place is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Children’s Place shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Children’s Place and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Children’s Place	$1.13 billion	-$88.26 million	-0.03
Children’s Place Competitors	$7.23 billion	$386.51 million	31.09

Children’s Place’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Children’s Place. Children’s Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Children’s Place rivals beat Children’s Place on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Children’s Place Company Profile

The Children’s Place, Inc. is a specialty retailer focused on apparel, footwear, accessories and other products for children. The company markets merchandise under brands including The Children’s Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade and PJ Place, with product categories spanning everyday clothing, school and seasonal apparel, sleepwear, accessories and select lifestyle items. The company sells its products through retail stores, e-commerce websites and select wholesale and third-party channels. Its operations primarily serve customers in the United States and Canada, with its digital platforms extending the reach of its brands beyond its physical-store footprint.