Telsey Advisory Group Lifts Earnings Estimates for Guess?

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Guess? in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 26th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.58) for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.59). Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $16.75 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Guess?’s current full-year earnings is $1.92 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Small Cap Consu cut shares of Guess? from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Guess? in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Guess? from $13.00 to $16.75 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Guess? from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.75.

Guess? Stock Performance

NYSE GES opened at $17.06 on Monday. Guess? has a 52 week low of $8.48 and a 52 week high of $17.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $16.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $889.71 million, a PE ratio of 106.63 and a beta of 1.28.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $791.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $767.93 million. Guess? had a net margin of 1.01% and a return on equity of 16.44%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Guess? in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. First Trust Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Guess? during the third quarter worth approximately $1,150,000. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in Guess? in the third quarter valued at approximately $481,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Guess? in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,245,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 9.7% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,064,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,782,000 after acquiring an additional 94,234 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.74% of the company’s stock.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio is currently 81.08%.

About Guess?

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, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and Licensing. The company’s clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, activewear, knitwear, and intimate apparel.