Guess? (NYSE:GES) Stock Price Expected to Rise, UBS Group Analyst Says

Guess? (NYSE:GES) had its price objective increased by UBS Group from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

Separately, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $13.00 price target on shares of Guess? in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.00.

Guess? Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GES opened at $13.2680 on Tuesday. Guess? has a twelve month low of $8.48 and a twelve month high of $21.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.74. The company has a market capitalization of $690.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.28 and a beta of 1.24.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.70) by $0.26. Guess? had a net margin of 0.47% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The company had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $630.61 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.27) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Guess? has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.640 EPS. Q2 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.210 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Guess? will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 18th. Guess?’s payout ratio is -500.00%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Guess? by 713.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 2,032 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Guess? by 9,137.0% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 2,467 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of Guess? by 507.5% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 3,258 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Guess? by 3,085.0% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 4,103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Guess? by 4,168.7% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 4,127 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.74% of the company’s stock.

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.