Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS – Get Rating) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the five research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $9.00.

TLYS has been the topic of several research reports. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tilly’s in a research note on Friday, March 10th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Tilly’s in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, B. Riley dropped their price objective on Tilly’s from $11.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Friday, March 10th.

Tilly’s Price Performance

NYSE:TLYS opened at $7.41 on Friday. Tilly’s has a fifty-two week low of $6.65 and a fifty-two week high of $10.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $221.11 million, a PE ratio of 21.79 and a beta of 1.77. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.44.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc acquired 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 13th. The stock was bought at an average price of $7.45 per share, with a total value of $372,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 2,485,419 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,516,371.55. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 26.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Tilly’s

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Tilly’s during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Tilly’s by 366.3% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 6,071 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 4,769 shares during the period. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Tilly’s by 11,387.1% in the 1st quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 7,122 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 7,060 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA boosted its holdings in Tilly’s by 159.1% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 9,897 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 6,077 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Tilly’s by 2,279.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 8,853 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 8,481 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.21% of the company’s stock.

Tilly’s Company Profile

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Tilly’s, Inc engages in the retail of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. Its stores are located in retail centers, including malls, lifestyle centers, power centers, community centers, outlet centers, and street-front locations. The company was founded by Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.