Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Guess? FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Investment analysts at Small Cap Consu have revised their FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Guess? to $1.61, up from $1.51, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Guess? reported earnings of $0.26 per share for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.16, with revenue reaching $772.94 million.
• The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, which represents a high dividend payout ratio of 562.50%.

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Small Cap Consu boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for Guess? in a research note issued on Thursday, August 28th. Small Cap Consu analyst E. Beder now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.61 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.51. Small Cap Consu has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Guess?'s current full-year earnings is $1.92 per share. Small Cap Consu also issued estimates for Guess?'s FY2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.10. Guess? had a net margin of 1.01% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The company had revenue of $772.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $758.72 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.42 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

GES has been the subject of a number of other reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Guess? from $13.00 to $16.75 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and set a $16.75 price objective on shares of Guess? in a research note on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $16.75.

Guess? Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Guess? stock opened at $16.83 on Monday. Guess? has a 12-month low of $8.48 and a 12-month high of $21.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market cap of $875.19 million, a PE ratio of 105.16 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50-day moving average of $13.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.99.

Guess? Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 10th. Guess?'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 562.50%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GES. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in Guess? during the second quarter worth approximately $11,727,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Guess? by 160.2% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,159,249 shares of the company's stock worth $16,299,000 after acquiring an additional 713,666 shares during the last quarter. Senvest Management LLC acquired a new stake in Guess? during the second quarter worth approximately $8,251,000. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Guess? during the first quarter worth approximately $5,834,000. Finally, Slotnik Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Guess? during the first quarter worth approximately $3,257,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.

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