Q3 EPS Estimates for Guess? Reduced by Telsey Advisory Group

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Guess? in a report issued on Friday, June 6th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.39. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $13.00 price objective 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 upped their price objective on shares of Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd.

Guess? Price Performance

GES stock opened at $12.00 on Monday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $624.13 million, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $10.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.35.

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

Guess? Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. Guess?'s dividend payout ratio is currently -500.00%.

Guess? announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, March 25th that allows the company to repurchase $200.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 38.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,274,565 shares of the company's stock worth $46,040,000 after purchasing an additional 231,926 shares during the period. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Guess? during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,191,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,383,177 shares of the company's stock worth $19,447,000 after purchasing an additional 167,782 shares during the period. Tieton Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 95.6% during the fourth quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 463,726 shares of the company's stock worth $6,520,000 after purchasing an additional 226,705 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 123.8% during the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 42,022 shares of the company's stock worth $591,000 after purchasing an additional 23,247 shares during the period. 61.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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