Tieton Capital Management LLC Purchases 226,705 Shares of Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES)

Tieton Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) by 95.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 463,726 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 226,705 shares during the quarter. Guess? makes up 2.6% of Tieton Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Tieton Capital Management LLC owned 0.90% of Guess? worth $6,520,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its stake in shares of Guess? by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 113,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,288 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in Guess? by 216.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 2,299 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its position in Guess? by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 20,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after acquiring an additional 3,070 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Guess? by 23.5% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 20,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 3,906 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its holdings in shares of Guess? by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 112,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,257,000 after buying an additional 4,284 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Guess? in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Guess? from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 11th.

Guess? Price Performance

GES opened at $11.99 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.54. Guess?, Inc. has a 1-year low of $9.24 and a 1-year high of $33.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $11.96 and a 200-day moving average of $15.35. The company has a market capitalization of $616.76 million, a P/E ratio of 10.07 and a beta of 1.87.

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.