The Gap Stock Forecast, Price & News

20 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Gap in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 13 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" The Gap stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in GPS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View analyst ratings for The Gap or view top-rated stocks.

Wall Street analysts have given The Gap a "Hold" rating, but there may be better short-term opportunities in the market. Some of MarketBeat's past winning trading ideas have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. MarketBeat just released five new trading ideas, but The Gap wasn't one of them. MarketBeat thinks these five stocks may be even better buys.
View MarketBeat's top stock picks here.

The Gap saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 15,580,000 shares, a decline of 20.2% from the January 14th total of 19,520,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,550,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 7.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
View The Gap's Short Interest.

The Gap is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 4th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for The Gap.

The Gap will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, March 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 23rd. The apparel retailer reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.07. The apparel retailer had revenue of $3.99 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. The Gap had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.81% and a negative net margin of 7.71%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.53 earnings per share.
View The Gap's earnings history.

The Gap's stock was trading at $10.97 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GPS stock has increased by 139.2% and is now trading at $26.24.
View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

The Gap declared a dividend on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.2425 per share on Tuesday, April 28th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th.
View The Gap's dividend history.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for The Gap's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect The Gap's stock price to reach $22.95 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.5%.
View analysts' price targets for The Gap or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

24 employees have rated The Gap CEO Sonia Syngal on Glassdoor.com. Sonia Syngal has an approval rating of 85% among The Gap's employees.

Some companies that are related to The Gap include The TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Foot Locker (FL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), The Buckle (BKE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Guess' (GES), Zumiez (ZUMZ), The Children's Place (PLCE), Designer Brands (DBI), Citi Trends (CTRN), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Genesco (GCO) and Caleres (CAL).
View all of GPS's competitors.

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

The Gap trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GPS."

The Gap's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dodge & Cox (6.77%), Parnassus Investments CA (1.63%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.73%), Aperio Group LLC (0.16%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.12%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.09%). Company insiders that own The Gap stock include John Strain, Julie Gruber, Mark Breitbard, Mcneil S Fiske Jr, Nancy Green, Shawn Curran and Sonia Syngal.
View institutional ownership trends for The Gap.

GPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dodge & Cox, Parnassus Investments CA, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Aperio Group LLC, and World Asset Management Inc. Company insiders that have sold The Gap company stock in the last year include Julie Gruber, Mark Breitbard, Nancy Green, Shawn Curran, and Sonia Syngal.
View insider buying and selling activity for The Gap or view top insider-selling stocks.

GPS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Enhancement & Preservation of GA LLC, LMR Partners LLP, SG Americas Securities LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, IFP Advisors Inc, Toronto Dominion Bank, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, and Sowell Financial Services LLC.
View insider buying and selling activity for The Gap or or view top insider-buying stocks.

Shares of GPS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

One share of GPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.24.

The Gap has a market capitalization of $9.81 billion and generates $16.38 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $351 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.97 on an earnings per share basis.

The Gap employs 129,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Gap is www.gapinc.com.

The Gap is headquartered at TWO FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94105.

The Gap's mailing address is TWO FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94105. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at 415-427-0100 or via email at [email protected]