This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In J.Jill

We'd be surprised if J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) shareholders haven't noticed that the Executive VP and Chief Financial & Operating Officer, Mark Webb, recently sold US$229k worth of stock at US$28.34 per share. On the bright side, that sale was only 7.8% of their holding, so we doubt it's very meaningful, on its own.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At J.Jill

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the President, Claire Spofford, sold US$988k worth of shares at a price of US$37.38 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$27.66. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Insiders in J.Jill didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of J.Jill

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that J.Jill insiders own 4.9% of the company, worth about US$20m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At J.Jill Tell Us?

An insider hasn't bought J.Jill stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. But since J.Jill is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that J.Jill has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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