Citi Trends Inc
CTRN · Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores · 8.3M shares · -8%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$318K (gross $4M, SBC $4M)
Reference price $56.50 · est. market cap ~$471M — last insider sale, 2026-06-24 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C54Value-apparel retailer near breakeven with thin liquidity.
Strengths
- Some revenue growth — +9%
- Operating-breakeven — operating margin 0%
Risks
- Near-zero profitability — net margin 1%, net income -112%
- Thin liquidity — current ratio 1.1 (18th), quick ratio 0.5 (9th)
- Low-income-consumer/discretionary exposure — per 10-K
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -8%/yr over 4y
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, STATE STREET CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 2 open-market sale(s) by 2 insider(s) (cluster of 2 insiders, ~$42M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
0.5%
Net margin
0.6%
Return on equity
4.5%
Return on assets
1.1%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
17.1%
Current ratio
1.1×
EBITDA
$22M
Tangible book value
$116M
Stock comp / revenue
0.7%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Fund 1 Investments, LLC | Sell | 750K | $56.50 |
| 2026-06-10 | Heath David A | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-06-10 | Kvitko Michael S | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-06-10 | Edwards Pamela J | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-06-10 | Liu Chaoyang (Charles) | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-06-10 | JENKINS MARGARET L | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-06-10 | Robinson Cara | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-06-10 | Faw Benjamin Taylor | Grant | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-05-17 | Powell Lisa A. | Tax withheld | 398 | $41.40 |
| 2026-05-17 | Koenig Kyle | Tax withheld | 123 | $41.40 |
| 2026-05-17 | George Katrina | Tax withheld | 152 | $41.40 |
| 2026-05-17 | Plutino Heather L | Tax withheld | 371 | $41.40 |
| 2026-05-05 | Powell Lisa A. | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $46.82 |
| 2026-05-05 | Koenig Kyle | Tax withheld | 504 | $46.82 |
| 2026-05-05 | Plutino Heather L | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $46.82 |
| 2026-05-05 | George Katrina | Tax withheld | 233 | $46.82 |
| 2026-04-08 | George Katrina | Grant | 790 | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Plutino Heather L | Grant | 790 | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Powell Lisa A. | Grant | 790 | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Koenig Kyle | Grant | 790 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | JENKINS MARGARET L | Sell | 2.0K | $45.91 |
| 2026-03-25 | Heath David A | Buy | 1.0K | $44.50 |
| 2026-02-19 | Faw Benjamin Taylor | Grant | 487 | — |
| 2025-12-05 | George Katrina | Sell | 450 | $45.22 |
| 2025-11-18 | Seipel Kenneth Duane | Tax withheld | 7.3K | $39.24 |
| 2025-09-03 | George Katrina | Sell | 316 | $36.15 |
| 2025-08-29 | JENKINS MARGARET L | Sell | 1.0K | $36.21 |
| 2025-06-27 | Plutino Heather L | Tax withheld | 584 | $33.21 |
| 2025-06-12 | Powell Lisa A. | Tax withheld | 147 | $32.07 |
| 2025-06-10 | George Katrina | Sell | 750 | $33.94 |
| 2025-06-05 | Calvert Wesley | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Heath David A | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-05 | JENKINS MARGARET L | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Edwards Pamela J | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Liu Chaoyang (Charles) | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Kvitko Michael S | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Robinson Cara | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Seipel Kenneth Duane | Tax withheld | 1.8K | $27.01 |
| 2025-05-17 | Plutino Heather L | Tax withheld | 367 | $26.21 |
| 2025-05-17 | Powell Lisa A. | Tax withheld | 397 | $26.21 |
| 2025-05-17 | Koenig Kyle | Tax withheld | 124 | $26.21 |
| 2025-05-17 | George Katrina | Tax withheld | 153 | $26.21 |
| 2025-05-05 | Plutino Heather L | Grant | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Plutino Heather L | Tax withheld | 841 | $22.80 |
| 2025-05-05 | Powell Lisa A. | Grant | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Powell Lisa A. | Tax withheld | 936 | $22.80 |
| 2025-05-05 | Koenig Kyle | Grant | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Koenig Kyle | Tax withheld | 287 | $22.80 |
| 2025-05-05 | George Katrina | Grant | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-03-20 | Powell Lisa A. | Tax withheld | 541 | $20.11 |
| 2025-03-20 | Koenig Kyle | Tax withheld | 117 | $20.11 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-10 | 0001104659-26-073472 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-06-10 | 2026-05-02 | 0001104659-26-072225 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-02 | 2026-06-02 | 0001104659-26-069202 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-27 | 0001104659-26-066966 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-04-15 | 2026-01-31 | 0001104659-26-043813 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 | 0001104659-26-028942 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-19 | 0001104659-26-017849 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-12 | 2026-01-12 | 0001104659-26-002693 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-12-10 | 2025-11-01 | 0001104659-25-119960 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-02 | 2025-12-02 | 0001104659-25-117520 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-09-10 | 2025-08-02 | 0001558370-25-011991 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-26 | 2025-08-26 | 0001104659-25-082774 ↗ |