Guess? (NYSE:GES) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Guess? (NYSE:GES) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of -0.410–0.370 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of -0.020. The company issued revenue guidance of $575.5 million-$581.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $573.0 million. Guess? also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.560-3.000 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on GES shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a hold rating and set a $24.00 price objective (down from $25.00) on shares of Guess? in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a market perform rating and issued a $23.00 target price on shares of Guess? in a research report on Friday, March 15th. StockNews.com cut shares of Guess? from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 22nd. Finally, B. Riley restated a buy rating and issued a $33.00 price objective (up previously from $31.00) on shares of Guess? in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $25.50.

Guess? Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of GES traded up $0.79 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $25.95. 1,713,483 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 855,906. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.94 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.80. Guess? has a fifty-two week low of $17.21 and a fifty-two week high of $26.25. The business has a 50-day moving average of $24.00 and a 200-day moving average of $22.98.

Guess? (NYSE:GES) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 20th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $891.05 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $855.54 million. Guess? had a return on equity of 29.94% and a net margin of 6.61%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.74 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Guess? will post 2.71 EPS for the current year.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.62%. Guess?’s payout ratio is 45.98%.

Insider Activity at Guess?

In related news, insider Paul Marciano sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.55, for a total value of $7,065,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 4,325,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $101,856,316.95. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, insider Paul Marciano sold 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.55, for a total value of $7,065,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,325,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $101,856,316.95. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Maurice Marciano sold 600,000 shares of Guess? stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.55, for a total value of $14,130,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,200,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,260,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 41.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guess?

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Guess? by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 22,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after acquiring an additional 541 shares during the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Guess? during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,066,000. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Guess? by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 81,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,890,000 after purchasing an additional 1,519 shares in the last quarter. Numerai GP LLC increased its holdings in shares of Guess? by 59.9% in the fourth quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 17,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 6,581 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in shares of Guess? by 68.1% in the fourth quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 56,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,308,000 after buying an additional 22,967 shares in the last quarter. 61.74% of the stock is owned by 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.