The stock price of Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES) has dropped by -4.86 compared to previous close of 24.05. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.52% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-07-29 that Vancouver, BC, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ceylon Graphite Corp. (“Ceylon”) (TSX-V: CYL) (OTC: CYLYF) (FSE: CCY) is pleased to announce it has entered into a purchase and distribution agreement with GES Europe GmbH (“GES”), www.geseurope.de, a global leader in graphite product distribution and sales.
Is It Worth Investing in Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES) is 6.55x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GES is 1.93. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for GES is 27.89M and currently, short sellers hold a 36.25% of that float. On August 02, 2024, GES’s average trading volume was 1.38M shares.
GES’s Market Performance
GES stock saw an increase of -0.52% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 14.92% and a quarterly increase of -11.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.07%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.03% for Guess Inc. (GES). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.93% for GES’s stock, with a 0.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GES stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for GES by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for GES in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $26 based on the research report published on May 31, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GES reach a price target of $30, previously predicting the price at $23. The rating they have provided for GES stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on March 21st, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to GES, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on January 04th of the current year.
GES Trading at 1.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.07%, as shares surge +14.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GES fell by -0.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.81. In addition, Guess Inc. saw 8.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GES starting from ALBERINI CARLOS, who sale 138,203 shares at the price of $30.53 back on Apr 08 ’24. After this action, ALBERINI CARLOS now owns 1,131,575 shares of Guess Inc., valued at $4,219,338 using the latest closing price.
ALBERINI CARLOS, the CEO and Director of Guess Inc., sale 211,797 shares at $30.32 during a trade that took place back on Apr 05 ’24, which means that ALBERINI CARLOS is holding 1,269,778 shares at $6,421,685 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Guess Inc. stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 43.29, with 8.49 for asset returns.
Based on Guess Inc. (GES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.41. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 325.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.57.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Guess Inc. (GES) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
