UBS Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Guess? (NYSE:GES) Stock

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Guess? (NYSE:GES - Free Report) had its price target hoisted by UBS Group from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research note published on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the stock.

Separately, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $13.00 target price on shares of Guess? in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $14.88.

Guess? Price Performance

NYSE GES traded up $0.0150 on Tuesday, reaching $16.8450. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,873,421 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,256,206. The firm has a market cap of $876.28 million, a PE ratio of -70.18 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $13.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.83. Guess? has a 52 week low of $8.48 and a 52 week high of $21.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.70) by $0.26. The business had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $630.61 million. Guess? had a net margin of 0.47% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.27) earnings per share. Guess? has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.640 EPS. Q2 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.210 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Guess? will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 18th. Guess?'s dividend payout ratio is currently -500.00%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Guess? by 713.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,317 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 2,032 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Guess? by 9,137.0% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,494 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 2,467 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in Guess? by 507.5% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 3,900 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 3,258 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its stake in Guess? by 3,085.0% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,236 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 4,103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Guess? by 4,168.7% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,226 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 4,127 shares during the last quarter. 61.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.