American Eagle Outfitters vs Childrens Place
AEO and PLCE side by side, both in family clothing stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AEO and PLCE compare
American Eagle Outfitters is the larger company, worth 352 times as much as Childrens Place ($3.3B against $9.3M).
American Eagle Outfitters grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus −15.9% for Childrens Place).
American Eagle Outfitters keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.9% compared with −11.8% at Childrens Place.
American Eagle Outfitters pays a dividend yielding 2.5%; Childrens Place does not pay one.
American Eagle Outfitters scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 2 for Childrens Place), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AEO | PLCE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $9.3M |
| Share price | $19.61 | $0.420 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.5% | −94.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.2% | −99.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 1.58 |
| Employees | 45K | 7,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 9.6× | 0.4× (better) |
| PEG | 0.52 | – |
| FCF yield | 10.5% | 246% (better) |
| Fair value | $25.47 | – |
| Margin of safety | 23.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% (better) | −15.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% (better) | −4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 70.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 86.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% (better) | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.8% (better) | −8.2% |
| Net margin | 5.9% (better) | −11.8% |
| FCF margin | 6.0% (better) | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 20.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.59 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.49 (better) | 0.34 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 25.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 29.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.4% (better) | 0.35% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 0.35% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 75.2% |
| Held by insiders | 9.0% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.1M | $0 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | – |
Go deeper
- AEO stock overview
- AEO income statement
- AEO valuation and score
- PLCE stock overview
- PLCE income statement
- PLCE valuation and score
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