J.Jill (JILL) Competitors

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

Is FIGS or JILL more profitable?

J.Jill has a net margin of 5.72% compared to FIGS's net margin of 0.21%. J.Jill's return on equity of 46.94% beat FIGS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIGS	0.21%	0.30%	0.23%
J.Jill	5.72%	46.94%	11.63%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FIGS or JILL?

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
FIGS	$555.56M	1.74	$2.72M	$0.01	593.00
J.Jill	$610.86M	0.39	$39.48M	$2.24	6.90

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FIGS or JILL?

92.2% of FIGS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of J.Jill shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of FIGS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of J.Jill shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend FIGS or JILL?

FIGS presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 24.11%. J.Jill has a consensus price target of $27.25, indicating a potential upside of 76.25%. Given J.Jill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J.Jill is more favorable than FIGS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FIGS	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
J.Jill	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, FIGS or JILL?

FIGS has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.Jill has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FIGS or JILL?

In the previous week, J.Jill had 4 more articles in the media than FIGS. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for J.Jill and 0 mentions for FIGS. J.Jill's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat FIGS's score of 0.00 indicating that J.Jill is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FIGS	Neutral
J.Jill	Positive

Summary

J.Jill beats FIGS on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.