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GUESS INC (NYSE)
GES 36.07 -0.29 (-0.80%) Vol.  694,823 14:53 ET

Day Low - High 35.72 - 36.73
52wk Low - High 11.27 - 41.34
Avg Volume 1,242,199
Industry TEXTILE-APPAREL
Market Cap 3.35 B
Div - Yield 0.50 - 1.38
PE (forward) 16.71
PEG Ratio .96
Current Year Est. 2.18
EPS Last Year 2.35
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#2 Buy 16.63%
#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
S&P 500 8.70%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
GUESS INC GES PREMIUM
JONES APPAREL JNY PREMIUM
PHILLIPS VAN HE PVH PREMIUM
MAIDENFORM BRND MFB PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.50
ABR (Last Week) 1.50
# of Recs in ABR 12
Average Target Price 41.18
Industry Rank by ABR 96 out of 217
Rank in Industry 4 out of 23
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR GES
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NEWS
BUYINS.NET: TD, GES, DSGX Expected To Be Higher Leading Up To Next Earnings Releases
Nov 23, 2009
Guess?, Inc. to Webcast Conference Call on Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Financial Results
Nov 20, 2009
Guess? Up 42.9% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Nov 17, 2009
Guess (GES) Showing Bullish Technicals With S&P 4 Star Buy Rating
Nov 16, 2009
Guess? (GES) Bullish Technical Alert - Trend Up 45%
Nov 10, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
10/2009
Next Quarter
01/2010
This Year
01/2010
Next Year
01/2011
Average Estimate 0.50 0.67 2.18 2.49
Number of Estimates 11 10 11 11
Low Estimates 0.48 0.65 2.14 2.37
High Estimate 0.55 0.70 2.25 2.70
Year Ago EPS 0.69 0.67 2.45 2.18
EPS Growth -27.01% 0.15% -11.21% 14.25%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Guess, Inc. designs, markets, distributes and licenses one of the world's leading lifestyle collections of casual apparel, accessories and related consumer products. The lines include full collections of denim and cotton clothing, including jeans, pants, overalls, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets and knitwear. In addition, it has granted licenses to manufacture and distribute a broad range of products that complement its apparel lines, including clothing for infants and children, activewear, footwear, eyewear, watches, and home products.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.35
Sales 2093.39
Net Income 204.03
Price/Earnings 15.47
Price/Book 3.79
Price/Cash Flow 11.81
Price/Sales 1.63


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