Telsey Advisory Group Lowers Earnings Estimates for Guess?

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Guess? in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will earn $1.92 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.65. 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 $1.92 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Guess?’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.30) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS.

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

Separately, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Guess? from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four investment 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 presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.00.

Guess? Stock Performance

GES stock opened at $17.30 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. Guess? has a 12 month low of $15.24 and a 12 month high of $33.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $18.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $20.48. The company has a market capitalization of $889.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 1.94.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.94%. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 100.84%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Guess? by 186.2% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 849 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of Guess? by 216.9% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 2,299 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Guess? during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $160,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in shares of Guess? by 72.9% during the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 10,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,000 after acquiring an additional 4,254 shares during the period. Finally, Optimist Retirement Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Guess? during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $212,000. Institutional investors own 61.74% of the company’s stock.

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.