Q2 EPS Estimates for Guess? Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GESFree Report) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Guess? in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.44. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Guess?’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share.

Separately, UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Guess? from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.00.

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Guess? Price Performance

GES opened at $16.46 on Thursday. Guess? has a 1 year low of $15.24 and a 1 year high of $33.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company has a market capitalization of $846.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.83 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $18.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.64.

Guess? (NYSE:GESGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.03). Guess? had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 23.68%. The company had revenue of $738.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $747.36 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Guess?

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GES. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Guess? during the second quarter worth about $82,286,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Guess? by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,879,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,090,000 after purchasing an additional 525,064 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Guess? by 41.6% in the second quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 1,615,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,962,000 after purchasing an additional 474,700 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in Guess? by 0.6% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,454,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,668,000 after purchasing an additional 9,100 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Guess? by 2,180.2% in the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,370,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,951,000 after buying an additional 1,310,042 shares during the last quarter. 61.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.29%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 11th. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio is presently 100.84%.

Guess? Company Profile

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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.

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