GAP (GAP) Competitors $28.86 +1.35 (+4.91%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.90 +0.04 (+0.12%) As of 05/22/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock GAP vs. CDW, CHWY, BURL, SFM, BJ, ACI, FND, MUSA, VIPS, and BBWIShould you be buying GAP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GAP include CDW (CDW), Chewy (CHWY), Burlington Stores (BURL), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Floor & Decor (FND), Murphy USA (MUSA), Vipshop (VIPS), and Bath & Body Works (BBWI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. GAP vs. CDW Chewy Burlington Stores Sprouts Farmers Market BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies Floor & Decor Murphy USA Vipshop Bath & Body Works GAP (NYSE:GAP) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is GAP or CDW more profitable? GAP has a net margin of 5.40% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.13%. CDW's return on equity of 55.42% beat GAP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GAP5.40% 29.03% 7.26% CDW 5.13%55.42%8.94% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GAP or CDW? 58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GAP or CDW? CDW has higher revenue and earnings than GAP. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CDW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGAP$15.09B0.72$502M$2.2113.06CDW$21.33B1.13$1.08B$8.0722.72 Does the media prefer GAP or CDW? In the previous week, GAP had 13 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for GAP and 23 mentions for CDW. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat GAP's score of 0.24 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GAP 7 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral CDW 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor GAP or CDW? CDW received 559 more outperform votes than GAP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.78% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave GAP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGAPOutperform Votes1647.06% Underperform Votes1852.94% CDWOutperform Votes57569.78% Underperform Votes24930.22% Do analysts rate GAP or CDW? GAP currently has a consensus target price of $27.60, suggesting a potential downside of 4.37%. CDW has a consensus target price of $216.38, suggesting a potential upside of 17.99%. Given CDW's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CDW is more favorable than GAP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GAP 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53CDW 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GAP or CDW a better dividend stock? GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. GAP pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. GAP has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and CDW has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. GAP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, GAP or CDW? GAP has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCDW beats GAP on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GAP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGAPFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.36B$20.36B$25.22B$19.30BDividend Yield2.38%2.57%169.81%3.83%P/E Ratio13.3613.8924.6034.53Price / Sales0.720.943.9734.83Price / Cash7.829.9219.4117.51Price / Book4.125.446.104.69Net Income$502M$702.99M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.29%-0.87%-1.36%-2.43%1 Month Performance44.73%13.72%9.31%6.27%1 Year PerformanceN/A-9.93%9.03%5.78% GAP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAPGAP3.6576 of 5 stars$28.86+4.9%$27.60-4.4%N/A$10.36B$15.09B13.3685,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeCDWCDW4.5267 of 5 stars$188.82+5.5%$216.38+14.6%-22.4%$24.86B$21.33B23.6915,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCHWYChewy2.3615 of 5 stars$39.550.0%$38.47-2.7%+167.9%$16.36B$11.86B43.4621,300BURLBurlington Stores4.3337 of 5 stars$259.55+8.5%$314.60+21.2%+39.9%$16.35B$10.63B35.5562,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.2881 of 5 stars$156.99-3.0%$167.79+6.9%+104.3%$15.36B$8.07B41.7531,000Positive NewsInsider TradeBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.3391 of 5 stars$111.56-2.7%$112.12+0.5%+44.1%$14.69B$20.50B26.8234,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeACIAlbertsons Companies3.8891 of 5 stars$22.32-0.7%$24.36+9.2%+5.9%$12.85B$80.39B12.54290,000Positive NewsFNDFloor & Decor4.342 of 5 stars$83.86+11.3%$93.56+11.6%-35.6%$9.01B$4.52B44.1412,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMUSAMurphy USA4.7804 of 5 stars$439.59-2.1%$526.29+19.7%-0.3%$8.70B$19.93B18.1615,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVIPSVipshop2.8477 of 5 stars$14.80+7.0%$15.30+3.4%-12.0%$7.60B$108.42B7.088,010Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeBBWIBath & Body Works4.969 of 5 stars$33.41+7.6%$41.44+24.0%-35.6%$7.12B$7.31B8.1556,900Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CDW Competitors Chewy Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Sprouts Farmers Market Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors Albertsons Companies Competitors Floor & Decor Competitors Murphy USA Competitors Vipshop Competitors Bath & Body Works Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GAP) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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