Small Cap Consu Has Weak Outlook for Guess? FY2026 Earnings

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Small Cap Consu dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Guess? in a report released on Friday, June 6th. Small Cap Consu analyst E. Beder now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.51 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.59. The consensus estimate for Guess?'s current full-year earnings is $1.92 per share. Small Cap Consu also issued estimates for Guess?'s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on GES. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Guess? in a report on Monday, June 2nd.

Guess? Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GES traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $11.85. 810,631 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,211,215. The company has a market cap of $616.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.96 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.32. Guess? has a 52 week low of $8.48 and a 52 week high of $24.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.70) by $0.26. Guess? had a return on equity of 23.29% and a net margin of 3.19%. The firm 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) EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Guess? Announces Dividend

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

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

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in Guess? by 160.2% in 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 in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Guess? during the 1st quarter valued at about $5,834,000. Slotnik Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Guess? in the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,257,000. Natixis grew its stake in shares of Guess? by 743.5% in the 4th quarter. Natixis now owns 285,100 shares of the company's stock worth $4,009,000 after purchasing an additional 251,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Guess? by 7.6% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. 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.