J.Jill (JILL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.80 to $25.71
• 50-Day Range: $24.00 to $35.66
• 52-Week Range: $23.06 to $40.61
• Volume: 114,260 shs
• Average Volume: 138,607 shs
• Market Capitalization: $266.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.77
• Dividend Yield: 1.13%
• Price Target: $39.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

J.Jill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

J.Jill scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 205 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

J.Jill has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

J.Jill has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for J.Jill are expected to grow by 10.57% in the coming year, from $3.31 to $3.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of J.Jill is 8.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of J.Jill is 8.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

J.Jill has a P/B Ratio of 7.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.38% of the float of J.Jill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

J.Jill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in J.Jill has recently increased by 51.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

J.Jill pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

J.Jill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of J.Jill is 8.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, J.Jill will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.65% next year. This indicates that J.Jill will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.38% of the float of J.Jill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

J.Jill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in J.Jill has recently increased by 51.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.14

News Sentiment

J.Jill has a news sentiment score of 0.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for J.Jill this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for JILL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, J.Jill insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $80,085.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.70% of the stock of J.Jill is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.71% of the stock of J.Jill is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JILL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JILL shares performed this year?

J.Jill's stock was trading at $25.78 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, JILL stock has decreased by 3.8% and is now trading at $24.81.
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How were J.Jill's earnings last quarter?

J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September, 4th. The specialty retailer reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.11. The specialty retailer earned $155.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.13 million. J.Jill had a net margin of 6.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 90.61%.

When did J.Jill's stock split?

Shares of J.Jill reverse split on the morning of Tuesday, November 10th 2020. The 1-5 reverse split was announced on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, November 9th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.

When did J.Jill IPO?

J.Jill (JILL) raised $176 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, March 9th 2017. The company issued 11,700,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Securities, Cowen and Company, Macquarie Capital and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of J.Jill?

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What other stocks do shareholders of J.Jill own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that J.Jill investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/04/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Womens', misses', & juniors' outerwear
• Sub-Industry: Apparel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JILL
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:JILL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1687932
• Web: www.jjill.com
• Phone: (617) 376-4300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,091
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $39.33
• High Stock Price Target: $44.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +58.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.50
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $36.20 million
• Net Margins: 6.70%
• Pretax Margin: 8.94%
• Return on Equity: 90.61%
• Return on Assets: 11.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.76
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $614.54 million
• Price / Sales: 0.43
• Cash Flow: $6.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.75
• Book Value: $3.51 per share
• Price / Book: 7.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,748,000
• Free Float: 14,073,000
• Market Cap: $266.66 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.60