Guess? (NYSE:GES) Shares Gap Up After Analyst Upgrade

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) shares gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday after UBS Group raised their price target on the stock from $12.00 to $13.00. The stock had previously closed at $13.34, but opened at $16.77. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Guess? shares last traded at $16.77, with a volume of 7,062,985 shares trading hands.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guess?

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Guess? by 123.8% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 42,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $591,000 after purchasing an additional 23,247 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Guess? in the fourth quarter valued at $191,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Guess? by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 216,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,039,000 after purchasing an additional 9,211 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Guess? by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,290,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,261,000 after purchasing an additional 228,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of Guess? by 536.1% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 23,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 19,706 shares in the last quarter. 61.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Guess? Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average is $12.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $875.70 million, a PE ratio of -70.14 and a beta of 1.24.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.70) by $0.26. Guess? had a net margin of 0.47% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The firm had revenue of $647.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $630.61 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.27) earnings per share. Guess?’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts anticipate that Guess?, Inc. will post 1.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.1%. Guess?’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -500.00%.

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.