Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) Holdings Boosted by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) by 230.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 19,955 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 13,921 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Tilly’s were worth $102,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TLYS. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Tilly’s by 113.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 55,632 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 29,581 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in Tilly’s during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $297,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Tilly’s by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 397,717 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,029,000 after purchasing an additional 10,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Long Focus Capital Management LLC grew its position in Tilly’s by 17.5% during the 2nd quarter. Long Focus Capital Management LLC now owns 2,151,931 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $12,976,000 after purchasing an additional 320,000 shares in the last quarter. 76.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on TLYS. StockNews.com cut shares of Tilly’s from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. B. Riley lowered their price target on shares of Tilly’s from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 6th.

Tilly’s Stock Up 4.9 %

Tilly’s stock opened at $4.36 on Friday. Tilly’s, Inc. has a 12 month low of $3.22 and a 12 month high of $7.79. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.57. The stock has a market cap of $131.30 million, a P/E ratio of -2.46 and a beta of 1.57.

Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.43) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by ($0.16). Tilly’s had a negative net margin of 8.92% and a negative return on equity of 25.44%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.03) earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Tilly’s, Inc. will post -1.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Tilly’s Company Profile

Tilly’s, Inc engages in the retail of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. Its stores are located in retail centers, including malls, lifestyle centers, power centers, community centers, outlet centers, and street-front locations. The company was founded by Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.