Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Guess? FY2026 Earnings

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) – Equities researchers at Small Cap Consu lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Guess? in a report issued on Friday, June 6th. Small Cap Consu analyst E. Beder now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.51 per share for the year, down from their previous 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.

GES has been the topic of several other research reports. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $13.00 price target on shares of Guess? in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. UBS Group upped 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.

Guess? Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of GES stock opened at $12.47 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $648.32 million, a P/E ratio of 10.47 and a beta of 1.20. Guess? has a 52 week low of $8.48 and a 52 week high of $24.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.32.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.70) by $0.26. The business had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $630.61 million. Guess? had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 23.29%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.27) EPS.

Guess? announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 25th that permits the company to repurchase $200.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 38.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio is -500.00%.

Institutional Trading of Guess?

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Guess? by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,274,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,040,000 after buying an additional 231,926 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Guess? during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,191,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Guess? by 13.8% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,383,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,447,000 after purchasing an additional 167,782 shares during the period. Tieton Capital Management LLC raised its position in Guess? by 95.6% in the 4th quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 463,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,520,000 after purchasing an additional 226,705 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its position in Guess? by 123.8% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 42,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after purchasing an additional 23,247 shares during the period. 61.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.