Telsey Advisory Group Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES)

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES - Free Report) - Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Guess? in a report released on Thursday, August 29th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will earn $2.65 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.80. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $21.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Guess?'s current full-year earnings is $2.88 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Guess?'s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $732.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $729.96 million. Guess? had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 7.97%. The firm's revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on GES. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Guess? from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com cut shares of Guess? from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $27.25.

Guess? Stock Performance

Shares of Guess? stock traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $20.71. The company had a trading volume of 1,473,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,224,516. Guess? has a 12-month low of $19.58 and a 12-month high of $33.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 1.91.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 11th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 11th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.79%. Guess?'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.82%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hennessy Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 14.1% in the first quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 1,141,100 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,910,000 after acquiring an additional 141,000 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Guess? by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 800,163 shares of the company's stock worth $18,452,000 after purchasing an additional 90,205 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Guess? in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $4,029,000. Range Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Guess? in the first quarter valued at about $1,784,000. Finally, Natixis acquired a new position in shares of Guess? in the first quarter valued at $963,000. 61.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.