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In the latest session, Gap, Inc (NYSE: GAP) closed at $20.63 up 2.18% from its previous closing price of $20.19. In other words, the price has increased by $2.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.59 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.28.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Gap, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.46.
On January 21, 2025, Argus Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $27.
UBS Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on January 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $16 to $26.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when TRACY CASHEN bought 51,901 shares for $22.17 per share.
TRACY GARDNER bought 50,290 shares of GAP for $1,115,030 on Jun 02 ’25. On May 16 ’25, another insider, Breitbard Mark, who serves as the President & CEO, Gap Brand of the company, sold 51,385 shares for $27.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,387,395 and left with 123,985 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GAP now has a Market Capitalization of 7696350720 and an Enterprise Value of 11402579968. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.752 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.84.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GAP is 2.15, which has changed by -0.078082204 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GAP has reached a high of $29.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.28%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GAP has traded an average of 10.22M shares per day and 9272930 over the past ten days. A total of 374.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 241.07M. Insiders hold about 35.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.22% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1749772800 were 14434653 with a Short Ratio of 1.55, compared to 1747267200 on 23246262. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14434653 and a Short% of Float of 7.0700005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GAP is 0.63, from 0.615 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030460624The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. The current Payout Ratio is 27.30% for GAP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
