CTRN — Citi Trends Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates CTRN Bullish with a Setup Score of 68, net conviction 34, actionability 136. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score68
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction34
Actionability136 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Citi Trends Inc

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,… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$51.55
Market Cap$424M
Float4.7M
Shares Outstanding8.3M
P/E (Forward)3.64
P/E (TTM)60.49
Price/Sales (TTM)0.49
vs. Analyst Target+76.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin0.84%
Operating Margin (TTM)-0.88%
Revenue (TTM)$870M
Earnings Growth (YoY)739.30%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$91.00 (2 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2021 $783M $24.0M $312M $51.4M
2022 $992M $62.2M $408M $99.9M
2023 $795M $58.9M $311M $96.9M
2024 $748M -$12.0M $285M $3.4M
2025 $753M -$43.2M $282M -$18.2M
2026 $820M $5.2M $306M $24.3M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Oct 2025 $197M -$6.9M
Jan 2026 $230M $7.4M
Apr 2026 $231M $7.8M
Jul 2026 N/A -$931,000

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership9.7%
Institutional Ownership103.2%
Short Float18.8%
% of All Funds Holding1.69%
Number of Funds Holding149

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$62.12Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$52.44Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$42.53Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$30.72Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$52.43Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$42.42Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$32.69Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$66.00 resistance 1.46x 0 months ago
$51.00 support 1.97x 3 months ago
$35.50 support 1.02x 10 months ago
$31.20 support 1.06x 11 months ago
$26.50 support 1.56x 15 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (86 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap -0.31% -0.12% 41.86% 15.96% -23.74%
1 Day -0.38% 0.42% 52.33% 23.97% -30.23%
1 Week -1.42% -0.54% 47.67% 23.97% -44.59%
2 Weeks -1.57% -1.36% 46.51% 40.53% -41.80%
1 Month 2.25% 1.50% 55.29% 44.41% -41.41%

Next earnings: December 1, 2026 (51 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan-4.4%38.1%21
Feb1.9%52.4%21
Mar1.1%47.6%21
Apr3.5%57.1%21
May1.9%57.1%21
Jun4.5%63.6%22
Jul0.2%45.5%22
Aug-2.9%54.5%22
Sep0.1%59.1%22
Oct4.6%61.9%21
Nov4.2%66.7%21
Dec7.6%66.7%21

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.20% 52.3% 1007
Tuesday 0.24% 49.4% 1104
Wednesday -0.03% 50.8% 1104
Thursday 0.10% 50.2% 1084
Friday -0.07% 46.7% 1079

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 103.2%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 9.7%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings6
Net Value-$728,457.92
Net Shares Change-761,576
% of Float-16.1%
C-Suite Filings3
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Fund 1 Investments, LLC -$42.4M 1 1 sell
Powell Lisa A. EVP and Chief Merch Officer -$701,000 1 1 sell
JENKINS MARGARET L -$91,820 1 1 sell
Heath David A +$44,500 1 1 buy
George Katrina VP of Human Resources -$27,457.92 2 2 sell

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-09-08 Powell Lisa A. EVP and Chief Merch Officer -$701,000 Transaction at $70.10, now -26.5%
2026-07-17 George Katrina VP of Human Resources -$7,108.92 Transaction at $56.42, now -8.6%
2026-03-26 Heath David A +$44,500 Transaction at $44.50, now +15.8%
2026-06-24 Fund 1 Investments, LLC -$42.4M Transaction at $56.50, now -8.8%
2026-04-07 JENKINS MARGARET L -$91,820 Transaction at $45.91, now +12.3%
2026-01-06 George Katrina VP of Human Resources -$20,349 Transaction at $45.22, now +14.0%

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AI Consult Analysis

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AI Consult synthesizes all five layers into a single bullish or bearish thesis with explicit entry, exit, stop loss, and take profit levels — giving you a complete, AI-powered trade plan with defined risk/reward. Whether you are building a long position, initiating a short, or looking for a reversal setup, AI Consult identifies the highest-probability signal from the current trend.

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