Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Guess? FY2025 Earnings

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) – Telsey Advisory Group lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Guess? in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.92 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.65. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $18.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Guess?’s current full-year earnings is $1.92 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Guess?’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.30) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS.

Separately, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Guess? from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Guess? presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.00.

Guess? Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GES opened at $16.46 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $18.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $20.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $846.41 million, a PE ratio of 13.83 and a beta of 1.94. Guess? has a twelve month low of $15.24 and a twelve month high of $33.50.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $738.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $747.36 million. Guess? had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 23.68%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.49 EPS.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 11th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.29%. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 100.84%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quest Partners LLC raised its holdings in Guess? by 186.2% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 849 shares during the period. Quarry LP grew its position in shares of Guess? by 216.9% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 2,299 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Guess? during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its holdings in Guess? by 72.9% in the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 10,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,000 after purchasing an additional 4,254 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optimist Retirement Group LLC bought a new position in Guess? in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $212,000. 61.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.