J.Jill (JILL) Competitors

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) and FIGS (NYSE:FIGS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JILL or FIGS?

J.Jill received 174 more outperform votes than FIGS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.90% of users gave J.Jill an outperform vote while only 48.96% of users gave FIGS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.Jill	Outperform Votes 221 61.90%	Underperform Votes 136 38.10%
FIGS	Outperform Votes 47 48.96%	Underperform Votes 49 51.04%

Is JILL or FIGS more profitable?

J.Jill has a net margin of 6.80% compared to FIGS's net margin of 1.97%. J.Jill's return on equity of 71.30% beat FIGS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J.Jill	6.80%	71.30%	12.04%
FIGS	1.97%	2.76%	2.11%

Do analysts rate JILL or FIGS?

J.Jill currently has a consensus target price of $38.17, indicating a potential upside of 40.20%. FIGS has a consensus target price of $5.35, indicating a potential downside of 9.70%. Given J.Jill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe J.Jill is more favorable than FIGS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J.Jill	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
FIGS	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Does the media prefer JILL or FIGS?

In the previous week, J.Jill had 7 more articles in the media than FIGS. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for J.Jill and 1 mentions for FIGS. J.Jill's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat FIGS's score of 0.00 indicating that J.Jill is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J.Jill	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FIGS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JILL or FIGS?

40.7% of J.Jill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of FIGS shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of J.Jill shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of FIGS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, JILL or FIGS?

J.Jill has higher revenue and earnings than FIGS. J.Jill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FIGS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
J.Jill	$604.66M	0.69	$36.20M	$2.83	9.62
FIGS	$545.65M	1.84	$22.64M	$0.06	98.75

Which has more volatility & risk, JILL or FIGS?

J.Jill has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FIGS has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

J.Jill beats FIGS on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.