William Blair Weighs in on J.Jill’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:JILL)

J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) – Analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of J.Jill in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, June 11th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for J.Jill’s current full-year earnings is $3.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J.Jill’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.58 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of J.Jill from $33.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $21.00 target price on shares of J.Jill in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th.

J.Jill Trading Down 4.5%

Shares of JILL stock opened at $13.52 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $15.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.46. J.Jill has a twelve month low of $13.36 and a twelve month high of $40.00. The company has a market capitalization of $206.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.78 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

J.Jill (NYSE:JILL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 11th. The specialty retailer reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.88. J.Jill had a net margin of 6.80% and a return on equity of 71.30%. The firm had revenue of $153.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.22 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of J.Jill by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 7,908 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 829 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd increased its position in J.Jill by 40.0% during the 1st quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 11,210 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 3,205 shares in the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY increased its position in J.Jill by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 931,462 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $18,191,000 after purchasing an additional 10,162 shares in the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P increased its position in J.Jill by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 25,974 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $507,000 after purchasing an additional 3,009 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in J.Jill by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 13,604 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.71% of the company’s stock.

J.Jill Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 25th. J.Jill’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.29%.

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.