GAP (GAP) Competitors $23.78 -0.15 (-0.61%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.75 -0.03 (-0.14%) As of 09/5/2025 07:56 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, BURL, CHWY, SFM, BJ, ACI, W, FND, VIPS, and OLLIShould you be buying GAP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GAP include CDW (CDW), Burlington Stores (BURL), Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Wayfair (W), Floor & Decor (FND), Vipshop (VIPS), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. GAP vs. Its Competitors CDW Burlington Stores Chewy Sprouts Farmers Market BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies Wayfair Floor & Decor Vipshop Ollie's Bargain Outlet CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and GAP (NYSE:GAP) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Does the media favor CDW or GAP? In the previous week, GAP had 28 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for GAP and 15 mentions for CDW. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat GAP's score of 0.29 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CDW 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GAP 18 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, CDW or GAP? CDW has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GAP has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CDW or GAP? CDW currently has a consensus price target of $202.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.01%. GAP has a consensus price target of $25.87, suggesting a potential upside of 8.76%. Given CDW's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than GAP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CDW 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33GAP 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CDW or GAP? 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 RatioCDW$21.88B1.02$1.08B$8.0521.08GAP$15.17B0.58$844M$2.3410.16 Is CDW or GAP more profitable? GAP has a net margin of 5.86% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat GAP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CDW4.92% 53.63% 8.58% GAP 5.86%27.04%7.49% Is CDW or GAP a better dividend stock? CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CDW pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GAP pays out 28.2% 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. CDW has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and GAP has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. GAP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CDW or GAP? 93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.8% of GAP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of GAP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCDW beats GAP on 12 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricGAPRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.83B$7.88B$27.69B$21.35BDividend Yield2.76%2.46%173.91%3.50%P/E Ratio10.1622.9920.7429.63Price / Sales0.581.198.2349.11Price / Cash6.6918.2862.2524.54Price / Book2.573.554.974.55Net Income$844M$360.00M$872.94M$999.70M7 Day Performance8.00%5.06%1.23%0.58%1 Month Performance18.67%12.99%5.17%5.66%1 Year Performance18.86%17.24%22.61%17.40% GAP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAPGAP3.6559 of 5 stars$23.78-0.6%$25.87+8.8%+11.6%$8.83B$15.17B10.1682,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCDWCDW4.7131 of 5 stars$164.76-0.7%$202.00+22.6%-21.0%$21.59B$21.00B20.4715,100Positive NewsBURLBurlington Stores4.6958 of 5 stars$290.35-1.7%$344.29+18.6%+9.1%$18.32B$10.63B34.2877,532Short Interest ↓CHWYChewy3.5041 of 5 stars$40.99-1.1%$43.78+6.8%+61.6%$17.01B$11.86B46.0618,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSFMSprouts Farmers Market4.2022 of 5 stars$140.54-0.6%$173.73+23.6%+39.3%$13.73B$7.72B28.9235,000Positive NewsInsider TradeBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.913 of 5 stars$97.80+1.0%$113.18+15.7%+24.0%$12.87B$20.50B22.4333,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionACIAlbertsons Companies4.268 of 5 stars$19.46+1.0%$23.94+23.0%+0.2%$10.89B$80.39B11.86195,000News CoveragePositive NewsWWayfair2.9217 of 5 stars$74.51-1.3%$69.19-7.1%+109.8%$9.67B$11.85B-31.0513,500FNDFloor & Decor3.5157 of 5 stars$81.85-2.1%$88.56+8.2%-17.1%$8.82B$4.46B41.9813,690Positive NewsVIPSVipshop4.2174 of 5 stars$16.77+0.4%$18.33+9.3%+38.5%$8.58B$14.85B9.1114,966OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.7368 of 5 stars$126.84-3.5%$143.46+13.1%+52.0%$7.78B$2.27B36.7712,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CDW Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Chewy Competitors Sprouts Farmers Market Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors Albertsons Companies Competitors Wayfair Competitors Floor & Decor Competitors Vipshop Competitors Ollie's Bargain Outlet 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 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredScientists Discover Untapped Energy Source in Heart of USACrash Coming Sept 30? 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