J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The specialty retailer reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.10, Zacks reports. J.Jill had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 71.30%. J.Jill updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

J.Jill Stock Performance

NYSE:JILL opened at $18.62 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.49. The company has a market cap of $285.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.58 and a beta of 0.55. 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 has a 52 week low of $18.04 and a 52 week high of $40.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $31.00 target price on shares of J.Jill in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Claire Spofford sold 5,000 shares of J.Jill stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.57, for a total transaction of $132,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 132,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,512,686.85. The trade was a 3.64 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

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.