Brokerages Set J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) PT at $21.00

J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $20.00.

Several research firms recently commented on JILL. Jefferies Financial Group cut 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. TD Cowen increased 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. Zacks Research raised shares of J.Jill from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. BTIG Research set a $26.00 price target on shares of J.Jill in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of J.Jill in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 125,838 shares during the last quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC grew its position in J.Jill by 22.8% in the second quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 936,248 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $13,707,000 after acquiring an additional 173,785 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its holdings in J.Jill by 30.7% during 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 increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 14,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 133,558 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.71% of the company's stock.

J.Jill Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of JILL traded down $0.40 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $17.95. The company had a trading volume of 16,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 110,409. The stock has a market cap of $273.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.51 and a beta of 0.75. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.71. J.Jill has a fifty-two week low of $13.36 and a fifty-two week high of $30.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $153.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $148.02 million. J.Jill had a net margin of 6.12% and a return on equity of 40.48%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that J.Jill will post 3.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

J.Jill Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 17th. J.Jill's dividend payout ratio is 13.39%.

J.Jill Company Profile

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.