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Citi Trends (CTRN)

Sells value apparel, accessories, beauty, home goods, and footwear for Black families.

$55.23
vs last close−0.11 (−0.20%)
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Citi Trends, Inc.CTRN
Consumer Discretionary

Runs a U.S. off-price retail chain focused on trend-right value merchandise for Black families. Stores sell apparel, accessories, beauty, home, lifestyle, and footwear through one company-managed retail segment.

Operates an off-price value retail chain built around apparel, accessories, beauty, home, lifestyle, and footwear for Black families in the United States. Stores sit in urban, suburban, and rural markets and use a common retail process, so management reports the business as one retail segment.

Merchandising centers on trend-right goods at everyday low prices, with good-better-best assortments and branded extreme-value finds added to sharpen the treasure-hunt feel. Women's, children's, men's, accessories and beauty, home and lifestyle, and footwear categories define the store mix.

The business depends on reading fashion trends for value-conscious customers, securing relevant branded and private-label merchandise, and keeping stores easy to shop. Sales and assets are concentrated in the United States.

Company facts

CEOKenneth D. Seipel
ListedMay 18, 2005
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersSavannah, GA
CountryUnited States
Employees4,700
CIK0001318484
ISINUS17306X1028

Market cap$461.0M
EPS (ttm)$0.8200
P/E (ttm)67.49
ROE6.2%
P/B3.70
P/S0.5299
Dividend yieldDiv yield
Beta1.46vs XLY 0.86

Price target$81.00+46.4%Average of 10 analysts
ConsensusBuy5 of 10 analysts
Ratings

Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPriorCurrent
Aug 26, 2026D.A. DavidsonTarget
Target: $73
Target: $81
Jun 25, 2026DA DavidsonReiterate
Rating: Target: $68
Rating: BuyTarget: $73
Mar 17, 2026D.A. DavidsonTarget
Target: $55
Target: $68
Jan 13, 2026D.A. DavidsonTarget
Target: $43
Target: $55
Dec 3, 2025DA DavidsonReiterate
Rating: Target: $52
Rating: BuyTarget: $43

Next report
Dec 1, 26
in 70 days
EPS estimate
−$0.34
Revenue estimate
$215.8M
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Mar '25Jun '25Aug '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26Dec '26
Reported−$1.55$0.17−$0.82−$0.88$0.85$1.08$0.05Pending
Estimate$0.18−$0.19−$0.79−$0.79$0.78$0.32−$0.32−$0.34
Surprise−961.1%+189.5%−3.8%−11.4%+9.7%+242.9%+115.6%

RevenueReportedEstimate

Mar '25Jun '25Aug '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26Dec '26
Reported$211.2M$201.7M$190.8M$197.1M$230.4M$230.9M$211.6MPending
Estimate$195.6M$187.6M$187.3M$187.3M$227.4M$217.4M$211.6M$215.8M
Surprise+7.9%+7.5%+1.8%+5.2%+1.3%+6.2%0.0%
Estimate−$0.34
ReportedDue Dec 1, 2026
Estimate$215.8M
ReportedDue Dec 1, 2026
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Debt to equity180.40%
Current ratio113.30%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$179.1M$211.2M$201.7M$190.8M$197.1M$230.4M$230.9M$211.6M
Net income−$7.2M−$14.2M$871.0K$3.8M−$6.9M$7.4M$7.8M−$931.0K
Net margin0.0%0.0%0.4%2.0%0.0%3.2%3.4%0.0%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income−$8.8M$1.9M$553.0K−$7.2M−$7.3M$7.0M$7.4M−$1.9M
YoY growthLoss widened−51.6%Turned profitLoss narrowedLoss narrowed+265.5%+1,233.6%Loss narrowed

Balance sheet, Aug 1, 2026Cash & short-term investments $55.9M · Total debt $224.8M · Total assets $487.0M · Shareholders' equity $124.6M

Revenue
$211.6M
Operating income
−$1.9M
Net income
−$931.0K
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No dividends on record.

Institutions≈ 99.62%8.30M shares
152 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail
Insiders15.29%1.27M shares
16 holders · as of Sep 8, 2026
Strategic holders5.31%442.0K shares
1 holder · as of Apr 17, 2025
Adds to120.22%

8.33M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.

These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 120.22%; nothing is left for Other.

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Fund 1 Investments, LLCInstitution
21.89%1.82Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LPInstitution
8.47%705,451as of Jun 30, 2026
Kenneth Duane SeipelInsiderdirector, officer: Chief Executive Officer
8.23%685,444filed Apr 22, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.Institution
6.10%508,301as of Jun 30, 2026
J. Goldman & Co., L.P.Institution
6.02%501,064filed Feb 16, 2021

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Sep 4, 2026Lisa A. Powellofficer: EVP and Chief Merch Officer−10,000$70.10
Jul 8, 2026Katrina Georgeofficer: VP of Human Resources−126$56.42
Jun 24, 2026Fund 1 Investments, LLC10 percent owner−750,000$56.50
Apr 6, 2026Margaret L. Jenkinsdirector−2,000$45.91
Mar 25, 2026David A. Heathdirector+1,000$44.50
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