Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Guess? Q3 Earnings

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Guess? in a research note issued on Friday, June 6th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.39. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $13.00 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 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

Separately, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd.

Guess? Stock Down 3.6%

Shares of Guess? stock traded down $0.44 on Monday, reaching $11.85. 810,631 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,211,215. The company has a market capitalization of $616.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.96 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Guess? has a one year low of $8.48 and a one year high of $24.64. The company has a 50-day moving average of $10.94 and a 200 day moving average of $12.32.

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.70) by $0.26. Guess? had a return on equity of 23.29% and a net margin of 3.19%. The business had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $630.61 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.27) earnings per share. Guess?'s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.13%. Guess?'s dividend payout ratio is -500.00%.

Guess? declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 25th that authorizes the company to repurchase $200.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 38.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Millennium Management LLC raised its stake in Guess? by 160.2% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,159,249 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,299,000 after acquiring an additional 713,666 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Guess? in the first quarter valued at $5,834,000. Slotnik Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Guess? in the first quarter valued at about $3,257,000. Natixis lifted its stake in shares of Guess? by 743.5% during the 4th quarter. Natixis now owns 285,100 shares of the company's stock worth $4,009,000 after buying an additional 251,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Guess? by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,274,565 shares of the company's stock worth $46,040,000 after buying an additional 231,926 shares during the last quarter. 61.74% of the stock is currently 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.