Q3 2025 Earnings Forecast for The Children’s Place, Inc. Issued By B. Riley (NASDAQ:PLCE)

The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) – Analysts at B. Riley upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Children’s Place in a research report issued to clients and investors 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.

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

Children’s Place Stock Up 3.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ PLCE opened at $7.09 on Thursday. Children’s Place has a one year low of $6.68 and a one year high of $38.03. 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 firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.46 million, a P/E ratio of -1.14 and a beta of 1.98.

Insider Activity at Children’s Place

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

Institutional Trading of Children’s Place

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PLCE. Raymond James & Associates bought a new stake in Children’s Place in the third quarter valued at $265,000. Towerview LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Children’s Place by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Towerview LLC now owns 76,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,054,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Children’s Place by 23.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 44,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,191,000 after buying an additional 8,232 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Children’s Place during the 3rd quarter valued at $431,000. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Children’s Place by 664.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $929,000 after buying an additional 29,850 shares in the last quarter.

Children’s Place Company Profile

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.