Guess? (GES) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Guess? in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GES shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Guess?'s shares. Their GES share price forecasts range from $22.00 to $31.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $25.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price.
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Guess?'s stock was trading at $20.69 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, GES stock has increased by 4.6% and is now trading at $21.64.
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Guess? saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,340,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the August 31st total of 7,790,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 959,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 8.7 days. Currently, 30.8% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 28th 2023.
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Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 23rd. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $664.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $640.50 million. Guess? had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.02% and a net margin of 5.40%. The company's revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS.

Guess? declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, September 22nd. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 5th.
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Guess? (NYSE:GES) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.55%. GES has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 56.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, GES will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.85% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Guess? announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, March 21st 2022, which authorizes the company to repurchase $175,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 12.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Guess? issued an update on its third quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.55-$0.64 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.71. The company issued revenue guidance of $649.24 million-$661.27 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $661.38 million.

82 employees have rated Guess? Chief Executive Officer Carlos Alberini on Glassdoor.com. Carlos Alberini has an approval rating of 69% among the company's employees.

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Guess? trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GES."

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One share of GES stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.64.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion and generates $2.69 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $149.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.13 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 12,500 workers across the globe.

Guess?'s mailing address is 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA, 90021. The official website for the company is www.guess.com. The company can be reached via phone at (213) 765-3100, via email at ir@guess.com, or via fax at 302-636-5454.