** J. Jill shares were down 5.6% Mon ahead of the retailer's
quarterly results due before the bell Tues
** Major U.S. stock indexes were higher in afternoon trading
Tues despite concerns about bank contagion after SVB Financial
SIVB.O shutdown
** The co expected to report rev of $143 mln vs $145.15 mln
in the yr-ago period, while it is expected to report a loss of
10c/shr vs earnings of 15c in the yr-ago period, according to
IBES data from Refinitiv
** The median 12-month price target was $28, based on
Refinitiv data. The stock was last at $25.21
** JILL shares were up 1.8% YTD compared with a 0.1% decline
in the Russell 2000 small-cap index .RUT
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))