Investing In Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES): Why Should You?

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Guess Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Apparel Retail industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $25.37 and fluctuated between $25.70 as its day high and $25.30 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Guess Inc. is $1.36B. A total of 0.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 854.72K shares.

In the most recent transaction, MARCIANO MAURICE sold 600,000 shares of GES for 23.55 per share on Dec 21 ’23. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 1,200,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 21 ’23, MARCIANO PAUL sold 300,000 shares at 23.55 per share. GES shares that Chief Creative Officer owns now total 4,325,109.

Among the insiders who sold shares, MARCIANO PAUL disposed of 150,000 shares on Dec 04 ’23 at a per-share price of $22.52. This resulted in the Chief Creative Officer holding 1,081,700 shares of GES after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MARCIANO PAUL sold 150,000 shares at $22.71 per share on Dec 01 ’23. Company shares held by the Chief Creative Officer now total 1,231,700.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Guess Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.43%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.68. GES’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/5/2023 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/22/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/22/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/5/2023. The GES stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GES has a high of $26.20 and a low of $17.21.

As of this writing, GES has an earnings estimate of $1.56 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.62 per share and a lower estimate of $1.49. The company reported an EPS of $0.72 in the last quarter, which was 80.00% higher than expectations of $0.4.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. GES’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $415.56M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $1.15B in debt and $817.87M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $9.57, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $663.14M.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GES is Buy with a score of 3.80.

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