Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) Director Sells $28,314.00 in Stock

Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) Director Seth R. Johnson sold 5,148 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.50, for a total value of $28,314.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 93,345 shares in the company, valued at approximately $513,397.50. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Tilly’s Stock Performance

Tilly’s stock opened at $5.73 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $172.36 million, a P/E ratio of -4.06 and a beta of 1.50. Tilly’s, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.85 and a fifty-two week high of $9.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $5.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.58.

Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 6th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.48) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.46) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $115.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $115.57 million. Tilly’s had a negative return on equity of 14.38% and a negative net margin of 6.85%. Sell-side analysts predict that Tilly’s, Inc. will post -0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on TLYS. Roth Mkm dropped their target price on Tilly’s from $7.50 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 7th. StockNews.com downgraded Tilly’s from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, June 10th. Finally, B. Riley dropped their target price on Tilly’s from $8.25 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 7th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TLYS. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Tilly’s by 461.5% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,300 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 6,000 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Tilly’s by 61.0% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,655 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 4,035 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Tilly’s in the fourth quarter valued at $91,000. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tilly’s in the fourth quarter valued at $222,000. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Tilly’s by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 376,233 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,837,000 after acquiring an additional 26,081 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.38% of the company’s stock.

Tilly’s Company Profile

Tilly's, Inc operates as a specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women, and boys and girls in the United States. Its apparel merchandise includes tops, outerwear, bottoms, swim, and dresses; and accessories merchandise comprises backpacks, hydration bottles, hats, sunglasses, small electronics and accessories, handbags, watches, jewelry, and others.