GAP (GAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gap, Inc. operates as a global apparel retail company, which offers clothing, apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children. The firm operates through the following segments: Gap Global, Old Navy Global, Banana Republic Global, Athleta, and Other. The Gap Global segment includes apparel and accessories for men and women under the Gap brand, along with the GapKids, BabyGap, GapMaternity, GapBody, and GapFit collections. The Old Navy Global segment offers clothing and accessories for adults and children. The Banana Republic Global segment provides clothing, eyewear, jewelry, shoes, handbags, and fragrances. The Athleta segment offers fitness apparel for women. The company founded by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher in July 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.62 to $22.99
• 50-Day Range: $17.58 to $23.25
• 52-Week Range: $16.99 to $26.41
• Volume: 6.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.93 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.52
• Dividend Yield: 2.90%
• Price Target: $27.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

GAP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GAP scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

GAP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GAP has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GAP are expected to grow by 5.94% in the coming year, from $2.02 to $2.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GAP is 10.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GAP is 10.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

GAP has a PEG Ratio of 0.94. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GAP has a P/B Ratio of 3.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GAP.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

GAP pays a meaningful dividend of 2.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

GAP has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GAP is 29.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, GAP will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.84% next year. This indicates that GAP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GAP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.06

News Sentiment

GAP has a news sentiment score of -0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for GAP this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 17 people have searched for GAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -47% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added GAP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GAP insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,598,459.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

30.56% of the stock of GAP is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.81% of the stock of GAP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GAP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GAP shares performed this year?

GAP's stock was trading at $23.63 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GAP stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $22.72.
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How were GAP's earnings last quarter?

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 6th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.18. The business earned $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.07 billion. GAP had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.03% and a net margin of 5.40%.
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Who are GAP's major shareholders?

GAP's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.73%), LSV Asset Management (0.42%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.16%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include William Sydney Fisher, Robert J Fisher, John J Fisher, Mark Breitbard, Julie Gruber, Katrina O'connell, Elisabeth B Donohue, Sarah Gilligan and Horacio Barbeito.
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How do I buy shares of GAP?

Shares of GAP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of GAP own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GAP investors own include iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/06/2025
• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 4/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2025
• Today: 5/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Family clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GAP
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GAP
• CIK: 39911
• Web: www.gapinc.com
• Phone: (415) 427-0100
• Fax: 650-952-4407
• Employees: 85,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $27.43
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.25
• P/E Growth: 0.94
• Net Income: $502 million
• Net Margins: 5.40%
• Pretax Margin: 7.11%
• Return on Equity: 29.03%
• Return on Assets: 7.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 1.54
• Quick Ratio: 0.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $2.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.82
• Book Value: $7.00 per share
• Price / Book: 3.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 376,604,000
• Free Float: 260,214,000
• Market Cap: $8.56 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.24