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Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector

Small Cap Consumer Research, LLC is a leading company-sponsored equity research provider focusing on the consumer sector (apparel, brand licensing and specialty retailing segments).

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<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess?</li><li>after visiting stores in the New York City metro area and Long Island.</li><li>With Guess?</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess?after visiting stores in the New York City metro area and Long Island.With Guess?

GES: Snapping the Store: Shifting to Spring With Vigor; Reiterate Buy, $23 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for GUESS?</li><li>Inc. after meeting with management at the 2025 ICR Conference.</li><li>We believe management is highly focused on returning Guess?</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for GUESS?Inc. after meeting with management at the 2025 ICR Conference.We believe management is highly focused on returning Guess?

GES: ICR Conference Notes: Focused on Winning LT: Reiterate Buy and $23 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess?</li><li>as we look forward to 2025.</li><li>We believe, after their first acquisition, continued European expansion and investor worries over weak domestic performance in 2024, 2025 will a year for the company to begin to leverage their prior investments and shift the investment thesis forward to top line and margin expansion.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess?as we look forward to 2025.We believe, after their first acquisition, continued European expansion and investor worries over weak domestic performance in 2024, 2025 will a year for the company to begin to leverage their prior investments and shift the investment thesis forward to top line and margin expansion.

GES: 2025 Signposts: Proving Nay Sayers Wrong; Reiterate Buy Rating, $23 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess?</li><li>after visiting stores in the Metro New York City and Long Island.</li><li>As we near the heart of Holiday party and event season, Guess?</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess?after visiting stores in the Metro New York City and Long Island.As we near the heart of Holiday party and event season, Guess?

GES: Snapping the Store: All Dressed Up; Reiterate Buy, $23 PT

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<ul><li>Ross Stores reported its third-quarter 2024 earnings, providing a mixed set of outcomes for the company.</li><li>Total sales for the quarter reached $5.1 billion, a growth from $4.9 billion in the previous year, with comparable store sales rising by 1%.</li><li>Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter were $1.48, up from $1.33 last year, with net income also increasing to $489 million from $447 million.</li></ul>

Ross Stores reported its third-quarter 2024 earnings, providing a mixed set of outcomes for the company.Total sales for the quarter reached $5.1 billion, a growth from $4.9 billion in the previous year, with comparable store sales rising by 1%.Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter were $1.48, up from $1.33 last year, with net income also increasing to $489 million from $447 million.

Ross Stores Inc.: These Are The 6 Biggest Factors Impacting Its Performance In 2025 & Beyond! - Major Drivers

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Ross Stores, Inc. operates two brands of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores. Ross Stores offers name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions at discount prices.

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GES: Snapping the Store: Shifting to Spring With Vigor; Reiterate Buy, $23 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess? after visiting stores in the New York City metro area and Long...

Small Cap Consumer Research

GES: ICR Conference Notes: Focused on Winning LT: Reiterate Buy and $23 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for GUESS? Inc. after meeting with management at the 2025 ICR Conference. We...

Small Cap Consumer Research

GES: 2025 Signposts: Proving Nay Sayers Wrong; Reiterate Buy Rating, $23 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess? as we look forward to 2025. We believe, after their first...

Small Cap Consumer Research

GES: Snapping the Store: All Dressed Up; Reiterate Buy, $23 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $23 price target and projections for Guess? after visiting stores in the Metro New York City and Long...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Ross Stores Inc.: These Are The 6 Biggest Factors Impacting Its Performance In 2025 & Beyond! - Major Drivers

Ross Stores reported its third-quarter 2024 earnings, providing a mixed set of outcomes for the company. Total sales for the quarter reached $5.1...

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