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The price of Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES) closed at $25.56 in the last session, up 0.20% from day before closing price of $25.51. In other words, the price has increased by $0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. GES stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.895 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.33.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GES’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 21, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $30 from $23 previously.
On January 04, 2024, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $25 to $24.
On September 12, 2023, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $31.B. Riley Securities initiated its Buy rating on September 12, 2023, with a $31 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 08 ’24 when ALBERINI CARLOS sold 138,203 shares for $30.53 per share. The transaction valued at 4,219,338 led to the insider holds 1,131,575 shares of the business.
ALBERINI CARLOS sold 211,797 shares of GES for $6,421,685 on Apr 05 ’24. The CEO and Director now owns 1,269,778 shares after completing the transaction at $30.32 per share. On Dec 21 ’23, another insider, MARCIANO MAURICE, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 600,000 shares for $23.55 each. As a result, the insider received 14,131,440 and left with 1,200,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GES now has a Market Capitalization of 1366511744 and an Enterprise Value of 2211967744. As of this moment, Guess’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.797 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.708.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GES has reached a high of $30.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.33%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GES traded on average about 1.37M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1860020 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 53.01M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.24M. Insiders hold about 48.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.35% stake in the company. Shares short for GES as of 1711584000 were 7553846 with a Short Ratio of 5.52, compared to 1709164800 on 7309705. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7553846 and a Short% of Float of 28.58.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GES is 1.20, which was 1.125 in the trailing 12 months. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.56.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Guess Inc. (GES) is the result of assessments by GE Aerospace analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $403.11, with high estimates of $0.39 and low estimates of $137.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $Consumer Defensive and $Utilities for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $Financial Services.
