J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $20.00.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of J.Jill from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of J.Jill in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on J.Jill from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of J.Jill in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded J.Jill from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th.

Institutional Trading of J.Jill

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of JILL. Royce & Associates LP increased its position in J.Jill by 22.5% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,204,103 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $20,650,000 after acquiring an additional 221,218 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY lifted its holdings in shares of J.Jill by 13.5% in the 2nd quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 1,057,300 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $15,479,000 after acquiring an additional 125,838 shares during the last quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of J.Jill by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 936,248 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $13,707,000 after purchasing an additional 173,785 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in J.Jill by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 201,255 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,946,000 after purchasing an additional 7,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invenomic Capital Management LP bought a new position in J.Jill during the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,431,000. 40.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

J.Jill Stock Performance

NYSE:JILL opened at $15.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.64. J.Jill has a 1 year low of $13.32 and a 1 year high of $30.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.91. The company has a market cap of $234.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.44 and a beta of 0.96.

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) last posted its earnings results on Monday, January 8th. The specialty retailer reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter. J.Jill had a return on equity of 40.48% and a net margin of 6.12%.The firm had revenue of $150.20 million during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that J.Jill will post 3.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About J.Jill

J.Jill, Inc operates as an omnichannel retailer for women's apparel under the J.Jill brand in the United States. It offers apparel, footwear, and accessories, including scarves and jewelry. The company markets its products through retail stores, website, and catalogs. J.Jill, Inc was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.