J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) Given “Market Perform” Rating at Telsey Advisory Group

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL)‘s stock had its “market perform” rating reissued by Telsey Advisory Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $21.00 target price on the specialty retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 35.40% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on J.Jill from $33.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, J.Jill currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.40.

J.Jill Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of JILL opened at $15.51 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $16.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.03. J.Jill has a twelve month low of $14.37 and a twelve month high of $40.61. The stock has a market cap of $237.04 million, a PE ratio of 5.48 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The specialty retailer reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.10. J.Jill had a return on equity of 71.30% and a net margin of 6.80%. The company had revenue of $94.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $142.33 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that J.Jill will post 3.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of J.Jill

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP boosted its stake in J.Jill by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP now owns 1,592,886 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $43,996,000 after buying an additional 91,545 shares in the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY boosted its stake in J.Jill by 1.1% in the first quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 931,462 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $18,191,000 after buying an additional 10,162 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in J.Jill by 33.3% in the first quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 768,127 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $15,002,000 after buying an additional 192,096 shares in the last quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC boosted its stake in J.Jill by 48.1% in the fourth quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 298,429 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $8,243,000 after buying an additional 96,982 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CenterBook Partners LP boosted its stake in J.Jill by 15.4% in the first quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 270,921 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,291,000 after buying an additional 36,255 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.71% of the company’s stock.

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.