GAP (GPS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Gap, Inc. operates as an apparel retail company. The company offers apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. Its products include adult apparel and accessories; and fitness and lifestyle products for use in yoga, training, sports, travel, and everyday activities for women and girls. The company offers its products through company-operated stores, franchise stores, websites, and third-party arrangements. It has franchise agreements to operate Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta stores and websites in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The Gap, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: N/A
• 50-Day Range: $20.65 to $25.21
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 7.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.64
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: $27.08
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

GAP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GAP scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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 2.53, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GAP has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.99%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GAP are expected to grow by 8.99% in the coming year, from $1.78 to $1.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GAP is 13.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GAP is 13.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 408.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

GAP has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GPS.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

GAP pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

GAP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GAP is 33.33%. 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 30.93% next year. This indicates that GAP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.83

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GPS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for GAP this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for GPS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added GAP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 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 $73,803.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

30.81% 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.

GPS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were GAP's earnings last quarter?

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 30th. The apparel retailer reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.27. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does GAP have any subsidiaries?

GAP subsidiaries include these companies: Weddington Way, Intermix, Athleta, Athleta (ITM) Inc., Athleta LLC, Banana Republic, Banana Republic (Apparel), and others.

Who are GAP's major shareholders?

GAP's top institutional investors include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.81%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%), Susquehanna International Group LLP and Marshall Wace LLP (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include John J Fisher, Mark Breitbard, Tracy Gardner, Mary Beth Laughton, Julie Gruber, Sarah Gilligan, Horacio Barbeito, Katrina O'connell and Sonia Syngal.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of GAP?

Shares of GPS 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of GAP own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GAP investors own include Gilead Sciences (GILD), Ford Motor (F), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2024
• Today: 9/18/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Apparel Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GPS
• CUSIP: 36476010
• CIK: 39911
• Web: www.gapinc.com
• Phone: (415) 427-0100
• Fax: 650-952-4407
• Employees: 85,000
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $27.08
• High Stock Price Target: $32.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 1.4
• Net Income: $502 million
• Net Margins: 4.52%
• Pretax Margin: 5.23%
• Return on Equity: 27.57%
• Return on Assets: 6.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.55
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.11
• Book Value: $7.00 per share
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 375,067,000
• Free Float: 259,509,000
• Market Cap: $9.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.38