Telsey Advisory Group Cuts Guess? (NYSE:GES) Price Target to $18.00

Guess? (NYSE:GES) had its price target decreased by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $21.00 to $18.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 9.82% from the company’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Guess?’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

Separately, UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Guess? from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.00.

Guess? Price Performance

Shares of Guess? stock opened at $16.39 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $842.81 million, a P/E ratio of 6.61 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $18.19 and its 200 day moving average is $20.71. Guess? has a one year low of $15.24 and a one year 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 the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.03). Guess? had a return on equity of 24.18% and a net margin of 6.05%. The company had revenue of $738.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $747.36 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Guess? will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GES. Quest Partners LLC grew its holdings in Guess? by 186.2% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 849 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its stake in Guess? by 216.9% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 2,299 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Guess? in the 2nd quarter valued at $160,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased 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 valued at $206,000 after acquiring an additional 4,254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optimist Retirement Group LLC purchased a new stake in Guess? in the 2nd quarter worth $212,000. 61.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.