B. Riley Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE)

The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) – Analysts at B. Riley increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Children’s Place in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 24th. B. Riley analyst J. Lick now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.40 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.22. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Children’s Place’s current full-year earnings is ($3.50) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Children’s Place’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on PLCE. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered shares of Children’s Place from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 9th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Children’s Place from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of Children’s Place from $24.00 to $13.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 12th.

Children’s Place Stock Performance

Shares of PLCE stock opened at $7.09 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $88.46 million, a P/E ratio of -1.14 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $13.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.69. Children’s Place has a one year low of $6.68 and a one year high of $38.03.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Children’s Place news, major shareholder Mithaq Capital Spc purchased 1,566,475 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $15.80 per share, with a total value of $24,750,305.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 4,663,743 shares in the company, valued at $73,687,139.40. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 4.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Children’s Place

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PLCE. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in Children’s Place by 47.0% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 3,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 999 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Children’s Place by 26.6% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 3,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Children’s Place by 2,016.3% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 4,335 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Children’s Place in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $137,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Children’s Place in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $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.