Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) receives an average price target of $31.25 from brokerages

Shares of Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES – Get Free Report ) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the four analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $30.25.

GES has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com Cut Shares of Guess? from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 3rd. UBS Group cut its price target on Guess? from $32.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $26.00 target price on shares of Guess? in a report on Tuesday.

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Institutional inputs and outputs

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GES. Quest Partners LLC grew its holdings in Guess? by 186.2% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 849 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Guess? in the first quarter in the amount of approximately $60,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Guess? by 405.6% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Guess? by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 5,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 944 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Guess? with 72.9% in the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 10,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,000 after purchasing an additional 4,254 shares during the last quarter. 61.74% of shares are currently owned by institutional investors.

Guess? Price performance

Guess? the stock opened at $21.09 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.30 and a beta of 1.91. Guess? it has a one year low of $17.92 and a one year high of $33.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.57, and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $21.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.54.

Guess? (NYSE:GES – Get Your Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 30th. The company reported ($0.27) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.13. Guess? had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 7.97%. The business had revenue of $591.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $574.64 million. In the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.07) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Guess? will post 2.88 EPS for the current year.

Guess? Dividend announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 12th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 12. This represents a dividend of $1.20 on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.69%. The dividend payout ratio (DPR) of Guess? is 35.82%.

About Guess?

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Guess?, Inc designs, markets, distributes and licenses apparel and lifestyle accessory collections for men, women and children. It operates through five segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia and Licensing. The company’s apparel collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, activewear, knitwear and underwear.

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