J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Shares of J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL - Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $20.00.

• J. Jill, Inc Is Not Ready To Rally Back Up The Hill

Several equities analysts have weighed in on JILL shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of J.Jill from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of J.Jill in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of J.Jill from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and set a $17.00 target price on shares of J.Jill in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of J.Jill from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 4th.

View Our Latest Stock Report on JILL

Institutional Investors Weigh In On J.Jill

• J. Jill Climbs Up The Hill On Wider Margins

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY lifted its stake 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 valued at $15,479,000 after purchasing an additional 125,838 shares during the last quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of J.Jill by 22.8% in the 2nd quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 936,248 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $13,707,000 after purchasing an additional 173,785 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its stake in shares of J.Jill by 30.7% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 20,121 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 4,722 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of J.Jill by 15.5% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 105,658 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,547,000 after purchasing an additional 14,152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of J.Jill by 931.8% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 147,892 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,165,000 after purchasing an additional 133,558 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.71% of the company's stock.

J.Jill Trading Down 2.9%

NYSE JILL opened at $16.14 on Tuesday. J.Jill has a twelve month low of $13.36 and a twelve month high of $30.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market cap of $245.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.75 and a beta of 0.90. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $16.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.02.

• J. Jill Reports Q2 Results, Issues No Guidance, Citing Ongoing Challenges

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

J.Jill Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. J.Jill's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.39%.

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.

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