Rothschild Investment LLC Takes $39,000 Position in Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS)

Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in Tilly’s, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 6,520 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $39,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,035 shares during the period. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tilly’s in the fourth quarter valued at $222,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 26,081 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Tilly’s by 0.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,282,467 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $8,721,000 after purchasing an additional 8,547 shares during the period. Finally, Fund 1 Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Tilly’s by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 6,624,603 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $49,950,000 after purchasing an additional 236,800 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.38% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Tilly’s news, CFO Michael Henry purchased 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.01 per share, for a total transaction of $25,050.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 45,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $225,450. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc acquired 80,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.50 per share, for a total transaction of $442,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly owns 5,981,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,900,466.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Michael Henry acquired 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.01 per share, for a total transaction of $25,050.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 45,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $225,450. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 372,118 shares of company stock worth $2,021,693 and have sold 30,375 shares worth $162,049. 27.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on TLYS shares. Roth Mkm lowered their price objective on Tilly’s from $7.50 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 7th. B. Riley lowered their price target on Tilly’s from $8.25 to $7.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Tilly’s from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, June 10th.

Tilly’s Trading Down 3.8 %

TLYS stock opened at $4.75 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $5.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.92. Tilly’s, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.37 and a 12-month high of $8.82. The company has a market cap of $142.88 million, a PE ratio of -3.37 and a beta of 1.56.

Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 6th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.48) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.46) by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $115.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $115.57 million. Tilly’s had a negative return on equity of 14.38% and a negative net margin of 6.85%. Equities analysts forecast that Tilly’s, Inc. will post -0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Tilly’s

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.