Citi Trends, Inc. (CTRN) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $55.28: Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of apparel, accessories, and home trends. The company offers apparel for juniors, missy, and plus size, including trend right sportswear, outerwear, sleepwear, lingerie, and scrubs for women; basics, fashion, and trends for boys up... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $55.28: Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 60 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and clean insider activity. Suitability: aggressive.
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2 floor-breakers
Volatile — 7.6% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $55.28: Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 60 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $51.41. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $62.05 (+12.2% upside). Prior stop was $51.41. Stop-loss: $51.41.
Risk below floor (2.8 < 3.0).
Citi Trends, Inc. trades at a P/E of 38.7 (forward 23.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
8 analysts cover CTRN with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $73.
What does Citi Trends, Inc. do?Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of apparel, accessories, and home trends. The company offers apparel for...
Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of apparel, accessories, and home trends. The company offers apparel for juniors, missy, and plus size, including trend right sportswear, outerwear, sleepwear, lingerie, and scrubs for women; basics, fashion, and trends for boys up to size 20 and girls up to size 16, as well as sizes for newborns, infants, and toddlers; children's uniforms, accessories, and sleepwear; and apparel for men and big men, such as trend right sportswear and outerwear. It also provides fashionable handbags, luggage, hats, belts, sunglasses, jewelry, and watches for men and women; and underwear and socks for the entire family, as well as beauty and fragrance offerings for women and men. In addition, the company offers home goods for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and decorative accessories; eclectic composition of wants and needs comprising books, food, tech products, team sports products, toys, health and beauty products, and seasonal items. Further, it provides casual and dress footwear in sizes for men, women, and children. The company was formerly known as Allied Fashion, Inc. and changed its name to Citi Trends, Inc. in 2001. Citi Trends, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia.