??Posted by Fred Holl on March 27, 2019 at 4:23 am

??Guess’ Inc. (NYSE:GES) and J.Jill Inc. (NYSE:JILL) are two firms in the Apparel Stores that compete against each other. Below is a comparison of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

??Table 2 represents Guess’ Inc. (NYSE:GES) and J.Jill Inc. (NYSE:JILL)’s net margins, return on assets and return on equity.

??The Current Ratio and a Quick Ratio of Guess’ Inc. are 1.9 and 1. Competitively, J.Jill Inc. has 1.7 and 0.9 for Current and Quick Ratio. Guess’ Inc.’s better ability to pay short and long-term obligations than J.Jill Inc.

??Dividends

??Guess’ Inc. dividend pay is $0.9 per share with 4.87% dividend yield annually. No dividend is paid out for J.Jill Inc.

??Analyst Recommendations

??In next table is shown Guess’ Inc. and J.Jill Inc.’s ratings and recommendations.

??Guess’ Inc. has a consensus price target of $26.5, and a 41.33% upside potential.

??Insider and Institutional Ownership

??The shares of both Guess’ Inc. and J.Jill Inc. are owned by institutional investors at 71.1% and 84% respectively. Insiders held roughly 1.5% of Guess’ Inc.’s shares. Comparatively, 9.14% are J.Jill Inc.’s share held by insiders.

??Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. It operates through five segments: Americas Retail, Europe, Asia, Americas china wholesale, and Licensing. The companyÂ’s clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, knitwear, and intimate apparel. It also grants licenses to manufacture and distribute various products that complement its apparel lines, such as eyewear, watches, handbags, footwear, kidsÂ’ and infantsÂ’ apparel, outerwear, swimwear, fragrance, jewelry, and other fashion accessories. The company markets its products under GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, MARCIANO, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G and a stylized M, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO, and Gc brand names. It sells its products through direct-to-consumer, wholesale companies in China, and licensing distribution channels. As of January 28, 2017, the company directly operated 945 retail stores in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its licensees and distributors operated an additional 735 retail stores worldwide, as well as 192 smaller-sized licensee operated concessions. The company also offers its products through its retail Websites. Guess?, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

??J.Jill, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of women's apparel under the J.Jill brand in the United States. It offers knit and woven tops, bottoms, and dresses, as well as sweaters and outerwear; and complementary footwear and accessories, including scarves, jewelry, and hosiery for misses, petite, and women. Its customers include women in 40-65 age range. The company markets its products through retail stores, Website, and catalog. As of January 28, 2017, it operated 275 stores in 43 states. J.Jill, Inc. is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.