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The price of Gap, Inc (NYSE: GAP) closed at $20.76 in the last session, down -1.28% from day before closing price of $21.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.63 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.445 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.13.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GAP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.54. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when Donohue Elisabeth B sold 3,539 shares for $21.04 per share. The transaction valued at 74,464 led to the insider holds 4,000 shares of the business.
Elisabeth Donohue bought 3,539 shares of GAP for $76,371 on Mar 12 ’25. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, FISHER JOHN J, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 250,000 shares for $24.18 each. As a result, the insider received 6,044,775 and left with 1,000,752 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 7829052416 and an Enterprise Value of 10713520128. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.71 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.646.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GAP is 2.12, which has changed by -0.11996609 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 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 -9.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.43%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GAP traded on average about 6.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13235580 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 377.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 245.28M. Insiders hold about 34.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.38% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1740700800 were 25545633 with a Short Ratio of 4.19, compared to 1738281600 on 27170031. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25545633 and a Short% of Float of 12.979999000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GAP is 0.60, which was 0.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02853067The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. The current Payout Ratio is 27.27% 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.
