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Citi Trends Inc CTRN
Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.17% (safety: no dividend). FY2026 revenue was $820.0M at a 0.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.042 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.597 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.008 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.328 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTRN | Citi Trends Inc | 6/9 | 2.62 | 94.6 | +8.9% |
| ZUMZ | Zumiez Inc | 7/9 | 3.59 | 21.8 | +4.5% |
| CURV | Torrid Holdings Inc. | 2/9 | -3.67 | — | -9.4% |
| DLTH | DULUTH HOLDINGS INC. | 6/9 | 2.12 | — | -9.8% |
| TLYS | TILLY'S, INC. | 5/9 | -0.45 | — | -2.8% |
| VNCE | VINCE HOLDING CORP. | 6/9 | -14.54 | 14 | +2.2% |
| JL | J-Long Group Ltd | 7/9 | 7.07 | 7.8 | +37.7% |
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, 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.
FAQ
Is CTRN financially healthy?
Citi Trends Inc's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CTRN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Citi Trends Inc pays a dividend yielding about 0.17% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CTRN?
In FY2026, Citi Trends Inc had a net margin of 0.6% and a return on equity of 4.5%.
Is CTRN overvalued or undervalued?
Citi Trends Inc trades at about 117.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.9×–75.2×, median 18.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CTRN?
The average Wall-Street price target for Citi Trends Inc is $73.00, about 1.4% below the recent price, from 2 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is CTRN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Citi Trends Inc: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 94.6×, a dividend yield of 0.17%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.