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Are Investors Undervaluing J.Jill (JILL) Right Now?

While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

Zacks has developed the innovative Style Scores system to highlight stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will be interested in stocks with great grades in the "Value" category. When paired with a high Zacks Rank, "A" grades in the Value category are among the strongest value stocks on the market today.

One company value investors might notice is J.Jill (JILL). JILL is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 7.88, while its industry has an average P/E of 12.49. Over the past 52 weeks, JILL's Forward P/E has been as high as 10.53 and as low as 5.57, with a median of 7.07.

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Finally, our model also underscores that JILL has a P/CF ratio of 4.23. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 6.84. Within the past 12 months, JILL's P/CF has been as high as 41.22 and as low as -28.74, with a median of 4.60.

If you're looking for another solid Retail - Apparel and Shoes value stock, take a look at Shoe Carnival (SCVL). SCVL is a # 2 (Buy) stock with a Value score of A.

Furthermore, Shoe Carnival holds a P/B ratio of 1.34 and its industry's price-to-book ratio is 2.96. SCVL's P/B has been as high as 2.64, as low as 1.14, with a median of 1.60 over the past 12 months.

These are only a few of the key metrics included in J.Jill and Shoe Carnival strong Value grade, but they help show that the stocks are likely undervalued right now. When factoring in the strength of its earnings outlook, JILL and SCVL look like an impressive value stock at the moment.

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