Citi Trends, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CTRN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$177.4m

Citi Trends Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Citi Trends' CEO is Ken Seipel, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $6.09M, comprised of 8.3% salary and 91.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.74% of the company’s shares, worth $15.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.7 years and 0.9 years respectively.

Key information

Ken Seipel

Chief executive officer

US$6.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage8.3%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership8.7%
Management average tenure1.7yrs
Board average tenureless than a year

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Citi Trends: Turnaround Continues, But The Stock Price Is Unattractive

Mar 19

Why We're Not Concerned Yet About Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) 27% Share Price Plunge

Mar 16
Why We're Not Concerned Yet About Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) 27% Share Price Plunge

Companies Like Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Feb 11
Companies Like Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Looks Just Right With A 26% Price Jump

Dec 04
Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Looks Just Right With A 26% Price Jump

Citi Trends: Impressive Q3, But The Stock Has Discounted A Full Turnaround

Dec 03

Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) 27% Share Price Plunge Could Signal Some Risk

Aug 31
Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) 27% Share Price Plunge Could Signal Some Risk

Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$23.00 Price Target

Aug 30
Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$23.00 Price Target

Citi Trends Is Now A Binary Play On Its Going Concern. Not An Opportunity, But Approaching It

Aug 28

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) P/S Ratio

Jul 17
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) P/S Ratio

Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Jun 07
Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Citi Trends Improved In Q1, But Its Valuation Is Not Opportunistic Yet

Jun 04

Citi Trends Already Discounts Most Future Positive Developments, Not An Opportunity

Feb 29

Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Jan 08
Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN)

Oct 01
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN)

Here's What's Concerning About Citi Trends' (NASDAQ:CTRN) Returns On Capital

Aug 30
Here's What's Concerning About Citi Trends' (NASDAQ:CTRN) Returns On Capital

Citi Trends Q2 2023 Earnings Preview

Aug 23

What Does Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) Share Price Indicate?

Aug 12
What Does Citi Trends, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CTRN) Share Price Indicate?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ken Seipel's remuneration changed compared to Citi Trends's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Feb 01 2025US$6mUS$508k

-US$43m

Nov 02 2024n/an/a

-US$25m

Aug 03 2024n/an/a

-US$22m

May 04 2024n/an/a

-US$9m

Feb 03 2024US$143kn/a

-US$12m

Oct 28 2023n/an/a

-US$9m

Jul 29 2023n/an/a

US$20m

Apr 29 2023n/an/a

US$22m

Jan 28 2023US$169kn/a

US$59m

Oct 29 2022n/an/a

US$62m

Jul 30 2022n/an/a

US$47m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

US$62m

Jan 29 2022US$177kn/a

US$62m

Oct 30 2021n/an/a

US$70m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

US$68m

May 01 2021n/an/a

US$76m

Jan 30 2021US$160kn/a

US$24m

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

US$15m

Aug 01 2020n/an/a

US$7m

May 02 2020n/an/a

-US$12m

Feb 01 2020US$79kn/a

US$17m

Compensation vs Market: Ken's total compensation ($USD6.09M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.62M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ken's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Ken Seipel (63 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

US$6,090,087

Compensation

Mr. Kenneth Duane Seipel, also known as Ken, serves as Chairman of the Board at Citi Trends, Inc. from April 2, 2025 and is its Chief Executive Officer from November 18, 2024 and is Director from June 2, 2...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenneth Seipel
CEO & Chairman of the Boardless than a yearUS$6.09m8.74%
$ 15.5m
Heather Plutino
CFO, Principal Financial Officer2.9yrsUS$779.41k0.27%
$ 476.0k
Katrina George
Vice President of Human Resources1.7yrsUS$423.66k0.064%
$ 113.4k
Lisa Powell
Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer5.7yrsUS$783.91k0.31%
$ 541.4k
Kyle Koenig
VP of Stores & Real Estate2.8yrsUS$364.36k0.12%
$ 218.1k
Andrew Taylor
Senior Vice President of Operationsless than a yearno datano data
Jonathan Duskin
Consultantless than a yearUS$157.90k0.089%
$ 157.9k

1.7yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CTRN's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenneth Seipel
CEO & Chairman of the Board5.7yrsUS$6.09m8.74%
$ 15.5m
Margaret Jenkins
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$142.30k0.19%
$ 332.4k
Michael Kvitko
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$100.95k0.038%
$ 67.2k
David Heath
Lead Independent Directorless than a yearUS$100.95k0.069%
$ 123.1k
Cara Sabin
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$139.00k0.13%
$ 238.4k
Pamela Edwards
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$694.89kno data
Chaoyang Liu
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$100.95k0.038%
$ 67.2k
Wesley Calvert
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data

0.9yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CTRN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/01 16:58
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/01 00:00
Earnings2025/02/01
Annual Earnings2025/02/01

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Citi Trends, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullBB&T Capital Markets
Jason AsaedaCFRA Equity Research
Jeremy HamblinCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC