Children’s Place price target lowered to $5.50 from $8 at UBS

UBS analyst Jay Sole lowered the firm’s price target on Children’s Place (PLCE) to $5.50 from $8 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Children’s Place’s Q3 EPS miss was driven by marketing execution issues and trade-down behavior from lower-income consumers amid a choppy macro backdrop, trends that are expected to persist into Q4, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, easier 1Q26 comparisons, potential fiscal stimulus, tariff cost recovery, and cost-savings initiatives could provide offsets later in FY26, resulting in a more balanced risk-reward after the stock’s sharp decline, the firm says.