Children’s Place (NASDAQ:PLCE – Get Free Report) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Children’s Place to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Children’s Place and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Children’s Place | $1.21 billion | -$88.26 million | -0.05 |
| Children’s Place Competitors | $7.05 billion | $386.47 million | 32.98 |
Children’s Place’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Children’s Place. Children’s Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Children’s Place and its competitors, 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 | 3674 | 15593 | 21618 | 590 | 2.46 |
Children’s Place currently has a consensus target price of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 909.32%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Children’s Place’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Children’s Place is more favorable than its competitors.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Children’s Place shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Children’s Place and its competitors’ 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 | -3.69% | -13.95% | 3.18% |
Volatility and Risk
Children’s Place has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Children’s Place’s competitors have a beta of 1.91, suggesting that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Children’s Place competitors beat Children’s Place on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
Children’s Place Company Profile
The Children’s Place, Inc. engages in the provision of apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children. The firm also designs contracts to manufacture and sell fashionable and value-priced merchandise under the brand names of The Children’s Place, Baby Place, and Gymboree. It operates through The Children’s Place U.S. and The Children’s Place International segments. The Children’s Place U.S. segment refers to the company’s U.S. and Puerto Rico-based stores and revenue from its U.S. based wholesale business. The Children’s Place International segment is involved in the Canadian-based stores, revenue from the company’s Canadian-based wholesale business, as well as revenue from international franchisees. The company was founded by David Pulver and Clinton A. Clark in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.
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