Small Cap Consu Issues Negative Estimate for Guess? Earnings

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Small Cap Consu dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Guess? in a research note issued 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 prior forecast 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 brokerages have also recently commented on GES. Telsey Advisory Group restated a "market perform" rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Guess? in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd.

Guess? Trading Up 9.2%

Shares of GES opened at $12.00 on Monday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $10.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.35. The stock has a market cap of $624.13 million, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.20. Guess? has a 12 month low of $8.48 and a 12 month 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.70) by $0.26. The company had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $630.61 million. Guess? had a return on equity of 23.29% and a net margin of 3.19%. The firm's quarterly revenue 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GES. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Guess? by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 20,533 shares of the company's stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 3,906 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Guess? by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 263,961 shares of the company's stock worth $3,711,000 after acquiring an additional 12,795 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Guess? by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 715,343 shares of the company's stock worth $9,514,000 after acquiring an additional 24,313 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Guess? in the fourth quarter worth about $2,191,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of Guess? in the fourth quarter worth about $256,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.74% of the company's stock.

Guess? declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 25th that allows the company to repurchase $200.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 38.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. 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 (DPR) is -500.00%.

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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