Telsey Advisory Group Expects Stronger Earnings for Guess?

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Guess? in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 26th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will earn $1.69 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.58. 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. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Guess?’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.74 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on GES. Zacks Research lowered Guess? from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Small Cap Consu cut shares of Guess? from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Guess? from $13.00 to $16.75 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Guess? in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.75.

Guess? Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GES opened at $17.07 on Thursday. Guess? has a 1 year low of $8.48 and a 1 year high of $17.43. The firm has a market cap of $889.97 million, a P/E ratio of 106.66 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $16.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.52.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Guess?

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Guess? during the first quarter valued at about $515,000. Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Guess? in the first quarter worth approximately $415,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Guess? during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,042,000. Algert Global LLC lifted its position in shares of Guess? by 40.3% in the 1st quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 126,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,396,000 after acquiring an additional 36,220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Guess? by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 596,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,603,000 after purchasing an additional 56,479 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.74% of the company’s stock.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio is currently 562.50%.

Guess? Company Profile

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.