PLCE NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Children’s Place Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing

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Latest close 2.41 USD
-18.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -33.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -18.6%, after a -14.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 36/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 43/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 36d.

Setup score 17 out of 100
Latest Close 2.41 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -18.6% latest completed week
4W Return -14.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -26.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -18.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -14.8%. Indicator stack 10/34 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 43.97% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 36/100 conviction; expected move 29.0%. News sentiment 43/100 46 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 36d Next report is scheduled for 04 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -33.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -18.6%, after a -14.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0712-week average 0.06

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -14.8% over four weeks, -26.1% over 12 weeks, and -55.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-18.6%
4W-14.8%
12W-26.1%
26W-44.9%
52W-55.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-151.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-54.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-7.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jan 2026 Field coverage 76% Model confidence 76%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength67/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Value58/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality56/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth58/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
26.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-6.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
1.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-10.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-13.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-14.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

PLCE shows bullish options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.29, expected move of 29.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction36/100
Expected move29.0%
Put/call volume0.29
Pressure60
Speculation3
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 5

1 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment43/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.

4 positive · 20 neutral · 22 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings36dNext report is scheduled for 04 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move29.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-74.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher8 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.9%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-18.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-18.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses9
Recent vol10.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.6% / -7.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape19/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 19/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis22/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.07; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.97%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.97% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors59/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Tiny Titans rank 72; Buyback Yield rank 33; Small Cap Core rank 49 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options39/100

PLCE shows bullish options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.29, expected move of 29.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 29.0% Sentiment43/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.

Children's Place Inc (PLCE) Dividends & Stock Splits: Historical Payouts and Event Timeline Insiders1 / 5

1 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings36d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20262.41 USD-18.6%3.61 USD10.71 USD-0.23-54.802.2MOff
17 Jul 20262.96 USD-1.0%3.67 USD10.89 USD-0.06-46.19832.5KOff
10 Jul 20262.99 USD3.1%3.71 USD11.05 USD0.20-48.521.4MOff
3 Jul 20262.90 USD2.5%3.86 USD11.20 USD0.31-49.761.6MOff
26 Jun 20262.83 USD-17.7%4.02 USD11.35 USD0.44-51.101.7MOff
19 Jun 20263.44 USD-1.1%4.19 USD11.48 USD0.75-43.781.6MOff
12 Jun 20263.48 USD-1.1%4.32 USD11.60 USD0.64-41.981.9MOff
5 Jun 20263.52 USD-15.8%4.49 USD11.70 USD0.45-40.343.9MOff
29 May 20264.18 USD22.9%4.66 USD11.79 USD0.27-33.5610.3MOff
22 May 20263.40 USD4.9%4.76 USD11.87 USD-0.10-45.151.1MOff
15 May 20263.24 USD-0.3%4.94 USD11.96 USD-0.16-47.85697.6KOff
8 May 20263.25 USD-0.3%5.07 USD12.09 USD-0.04-48.681.3MOff
1 May 20263.26 USD-3.3%5.20 USD12.23 USD0.12-46.52890.2KOff
24 Apr 20263.37 USD-4.0%5.33 USD12.38 USD0.05-44.551.3MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.