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After finishing at $22.38 in the prior trading day, Gap, Inc (NYSE: GAP) closed at $17.84, down -20.29%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$20.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 27.41 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.275.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GAP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.48.
On January 10, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $16 to $26.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on December 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $28 to $30.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 21 ’25 when Barbeito Horacio sold 40,764 shares for $20.07 per share. The transaction valued at 818,288 led to the insider holds 308 shares of the business.
O’Connell Katrina sold 8,503 shares of GAP for $165,550 on Mar 19 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $19.47 per share. On Mar 19 ’25, another insider, Gilligan Sarah, who serves as the Chief Sup Chn & Transform Ofcr of the company, sold 3,644 shares for $19.47 each. As a result, the insider received 70,953 and left with 0 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 6688305152 and an Enterprise Value of 9575300096. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.635 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.929.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GAP is 2.24, which has changed by -0.2643299 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GAP has reached a high of $30.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 11963110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 374.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 242.62M. Insiders hold about 35.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.75% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1741910400 were 24743171 with a Short Ratio of 3.36, compared to 1739491200 on 28115133. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24743171 and a Short% of Float of 12.72.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GAP’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.6, compared to 0.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026809653The 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 2025-01-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1744156800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
