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As of close of business last night, Gap, Inc’s stock clocked out at $21.43, down -6.13% from its previous closing price of $22.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.24 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.42.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of GAP’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.10. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 7994804224 and an Enterprise Value of 11402579968. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.41. 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 -0.10931003 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 -8.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.80%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GAP traded 10.09M shares on average per day over the past three months and 8457490 shares per day 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 63.20% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1749772800 were 14434653 with a Short Ratio of 1.57, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.615, GAP has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.63. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02693824The 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 1752019200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Gap, Inc (GAP) is currently drawing attention from 6.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.68, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.3 and $2.14 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.21. EPS for the following year is $2.36, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $2.6 and $2.18.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $3.73B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.75B to a low estimate of $3.71B. As of the current estimate, Gap, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.72BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.91B. There is a high estimate of $3.94B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.85B.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GAP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.21B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.09BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.81B and the low estimate is $15.42B.
