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$37.21 -0.35 (-0.93%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$1.37B
Shares
36.71M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$37.21 Open$37.30 Day$36.95–38.03 52W close$25.32–44.37 Avg vol 30d1.0M Short int3.1M · 8.5% float · 3.1d Short vol85% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 17, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 13 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 2, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +3%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −7%
      below
      RSI (14) 39
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 62%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −3%
      trailing
      6-month return −12%
      trailing
      YTD return +15%
      this year
      Relative strength −23%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $40 › 200d $36 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +51 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      8.47% of float · ▼ -16.6% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      288 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 53
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 45%
      contracting
      EPS growth −51%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $68.6M
      Valuation P/E 7
      below peers
      Buyback $599.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $80.1M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 49%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −26%
      past year
      ATR 4.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 31, 2026
      fiscal year 2026
      Operating cash flow Initiated $230M – $240M
      Capital expenditures Initiated $50M
      third quarter of fiscal 2026
      Adjusted operating income Non-GAAP Initiated $50M
      Net sales Initiated $750M
      prior qtr $615.49M midpoint +21.9% QoQ
      Adjusted diluted earnings per share Non-GAAP Initiated $0.85
      full year fiscal 2026
      Effective tax rate Initiated 23%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Feb 27, 2026
      Adjusted diluted earnings per share · first quarter of fiscal 2026 $0.02 – $0.08
      Adjusted operating income · first quarter of fiscal 2026 $12M – $15M
      Net interest expense · first quarter of fiscal 2026 $9M
      Effective tax rate · first quarter of fiscal 2026 37%
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Sales fiscal year 2025
      guided $2.78B – $2.86B
      $2.9B Beat +2.9%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      39 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      62% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $40 › 200d $36 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +51 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      8.47% of float · ▼ -16.6% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      288 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $25 Now $37 · 62% Range high $44
      vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg -7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $0.26 Fiscal Quarter Ended July 4, 2026 —
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $30.8M Fiscal Quarter Ended July 4, 2026 —
      Constant-Currency International Segment Net Sales % Change non-GAAP 0.1% Fiscal Quarter Ended July 4, 2026 —
      Constant-Currency Net Sales % Change non-GAAP 4.7% Fiscal Quarter Ended July 4, 2026 —
      Dividends returned to shareholders $18M First Half FY2026 —
      Total segment operating margin 6.4% Fiscal Quarter Ended July 4, 2026 —
      U.S. Retail segment operating margin 1.4% Fiscal Quarter Ended July 4, 2026 —
      Net cash provided by operations $6.4M Q1 FY2026 —
      Operating cash flow $122M Fiscal year 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Apparel Retail — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CRI
      Carters Inc
      this stock
      		$1.37B +14.7% +1.9% 7.0 8.5%
      IDEXF
      Industria de Diseno Textil Inditex SA / ADR
      		 $202.56B +0.5% — — 0.0%
      TJX
      Tjx Companies Inc /De/
      		 $166.64B -5.9% +6.0% 29.4 1.8%
      ROST
      Ross Stores, Inc.
      		 $76.31B +30.3% +7.7% 33.2 3.0%
      BURL
      Burlington Stores, Inc.
      		 $21.21B +16.8% +8.8% 34.7 4.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      288
      % held
      107.2%
      Net QoQ
      -1.5M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      305
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      3.1M
      Days to cover
      3.1d
      Change
      -617.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      85%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.2K
      Value
      $46.5K
      As of
      Jul 16, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $91.8M
      EPS diluted
      $2.53
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $599.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $276.9K
      Shares
      10.9K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 31, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CRI -4.7% -2.8% -11.6% -3.5% +14.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -4.3% -5.7% -23.1% -6.5% +2.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.25 / share · ex May 26, 2026
      Cut 68.8%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.00 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.69%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 4, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $401.00M
      Remaining
      $599.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1060822 CUSIP 146229109 13F (30d) 262 filings 258 filers Visit website Investor relations

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