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As of close of business last night, Gap, Inc’s stock clocked out at $21.38, down -0.83% from its previous closing price of $21.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.5 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.2.
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 3.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.71. 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:
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 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 8082943488 and an Enterprise Value of 10902463488. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.24. 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 2.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.723 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.751.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GAP is 2.15, which has changed by -0.20996702 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 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 -4.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.95%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GAP traded 7.00M shares on average per day over the past three months and 10995290 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 374.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 242.57M. Insiders hold about 35.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.74% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1741910400 were 24743171 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.6, GAP has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.60. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027829316The 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.
