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GAP vs. BURL, CDW, W, BJ, and MUSA

Should you buy GAP stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares GAP with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with GAP include Burlington Stores (BURL), CDW (CDW), Wayfair (W), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), and Murphy USA (MUSA). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.

How does GAP compare to Burlington Stores?

GAP (NYSE:GAP) and Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

GAP has higher revenue and earnings than Burlington Stores. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burlington Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GAP$15.37B0.45$816M$2.547.63
Burlington Stores$11.57B1.70$610.15M$9.7332.13

In the previous week, Burlington Stores had 1 more articles in the media than GAP. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Burlington Stores and 8 mentions for GAP. Burlington Stores' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat GAP's score of 0.16 indicating that Burlington Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GAP
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Burlington Stores
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Burlington Stores shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

GAP currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.53%. Burlington Stores has a consensus target price of $353.56, suggesting a potential upside of 13.08%. Given GAP's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GAP is more favorable than Burlington Stores.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GAP
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Burlington Stores
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

GAP has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

GAP has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Burlington Stores' net margin of 5.24%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 39.93% beat GAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GAP6.25% 21.13% 6.23%
Burlington Stores 5.24%39.93%6.85%

Summary

Burlington Stores beats GAP on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GAP compare to CDW?

GAP (NYSE:GAP) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

GAP has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

GAP has a net margin of 6.25% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.70%. CDW's return on equity of 49.67% beat GAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GAP6.25% 21.13% 6.23%
CDW 4.70%49.67%8.02%

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 Ratio
GAP$15.37B0.45$816M$2.547.63
CDW$22.42B0.76$1.07B$8.2216.32

In the previous week, GAP had 3 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for GAP and 5 mentions for CDW. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat GAP's score of 0.16 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GAP
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CDW
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

GAP currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.53%. CDW has a consensus target price of $144.13, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Given GAP's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GAP is more favorable than CDW.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GAP
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
CDW
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. GAP pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 30.7% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and CDW has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. GAP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CDW shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CDW beats GAP on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GAP compare to Wayfair?

GAP (NYSE:GAP) and Wayfair (NYSE:W) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Wayfair shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Wayfair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Wayfair had 12 more articles in the media than GAP. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Wayfair and 8 mentions for GAP. Wayfair's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat GAP's score of 0.16 indicating that Wayfair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GAP
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Wayfair
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

GAP has higher revenue and earnings than Wayfair. Wayfair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GAP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GAP$15.37B0.45$816M$2.547.63
Wayfair$12.46B0.99-$313M-$2.34N/A

GAP has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Wayfair's net margin of -2.41%. GAP's return on equity of 21.13% beat Wayfair's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GAP6.25% 21.13% 6.23%
Wayfair -2.41%-2.20%1.92%

GAP has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wayfair has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its share price is 196% more volatile than the broader market.

GAP presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.53%. Wayfair has a consensus price target of $99.68, indicating a potential upside of 6.99%. Given GAP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GAP is more favorable than Wayfair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GAP
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Wayfair
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Summary

GAP beats Wayfair on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GAP compare to BJ's Wholesale Club?

GAP (NYSE:GAP) and BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) are both retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

GAP has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BJ's Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the broader market.

GAP has a net margin of 6.25% compared to BJ's Wholesale Club's net margin of 2.62%. BJ's Wholesale Club's return on equity of 26.67% beat GAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GAP6.25% 21.13% 6.23%
BJ's Wholesale Club 2.62%26.67%7.59%

GAP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BJ's Wholesale Club. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Wholesale Club, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GAP$15.37B0.45$816M$2.547.63
BJ's Wholesale Club$21.46B0.52$578.38M$4.3520.12

GAP presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.53%. BJ's Wholesale Club has a consensus target price of $105.27, suggesting a potential upside of 20.29%. Given GAP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GAP is more favorable than BJ's Wholesale Club.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GAP
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
BJ's Wholesale Club
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BJ's Wholesale Club had 7 more articles in the media than GAP. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BJ's Wholesale Club and 8 mentions for GAP. BJ's Wholesale Club's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat GAP's score of 0.16 indicating that BJ's Wholesale Club is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GAP
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
BJ's Wholesale Club
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

BJ's Wholesale Club beats GAP on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GAP compare to Murphy USA?

GAP (NYSE:GAP) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

GAP has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.81%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 91.05% beat GAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GAP6.25% 21.13% 6.23%
Murphy USA 2.81%91.05%11.93%

GAP has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

GAP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Murphy USA. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GAP$15.37B0.45$816M$2.547.63
Murphy USA$19.38B0.54$470.60M$28.9319.43

In the previous week, Murphy USA had 2 more articles in the media than GAP. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Murphy USA and 8 mentions for GAP. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat GAP's score of 0.16 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GAP
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Murphy USA
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. GAP pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy USA pays out 8.8% 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 Murphy USA has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

GAP currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.53%. Murphy USA has a consensus target price of $571.22, indicating a potential upside of 1.60%. Given GAP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GAP is more favorable than Murphy USA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GAP
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Murphy USA
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

Summary

Murphy USA beats GAP on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GAP vs. The Competition

MetricGAPRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.93B$10.21B$26.77B$23.62B
Dividend Yield3.64%3.16%175.36%3.98%
P/E Ratio9.5315.5321.0331.58
Price / Sales0.451.072.62177.78
Price / Cash5.4612.2917.9918.69
Price / Book1.904.376.394.83
Net Income$816M$378.06M$951.26M$1.07B
7 Day Performance3.41%0.16%-0.14%0.72%
1 Month Performance-10.00%0.12%8.02%3.64%
1 Year Performance-14.51%14.08%-3.01%18.34%

GAP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GAP
GAP
4.9578 of 5 stars
$19.37
+0.6%
$28.00
+44.5%
-14.7%$6.93B$15.37B9.5379,000
BURL
Burlington Stores
3.7961 of 5 stars
$314.16
-2.1%
$353.56
+12.5%
+26.7%$20.19B$11.57B32.2983,309
CDW
CDW
4.5427 of 5 stars
$139.82
+4.9%
$144.13
+3.1%
-26.7%$17.03B$22.42B17.0114,800
W
Wayfair
2.882 of 5 stars
$95.43
+1.0%
$99.68
+4.5%
+65.4%$12.47B$12.46BN/A12,800
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club
3.9784 of 5 stars
$89.26
+0.4%
$105.27
+17.9%
-17.6%$11.35B$21.46B20.5235,000

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