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As of close of business last night, Gap, Inc.’s stock clocked out at $21.20, up 1.05% from its previous closing price of $20.98. In other words, the price has increased by $1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.73 million shares were traded. GPS stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.68.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of GPS’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 4.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 08, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $22 from $17 previously.
On February 26, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $16 to $20.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on November 17, 2023, while the target price for the stock was revised from $11 to $17.
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 26 ’24 when Breitbard Mark sold 17,392 shares for $27.94 per share. The transaction valued at 485,880 led to the insider holds 123,985 shares of the business.
O’Connell Katrina sold 9,818 shares of GPS for $274,270 on Mar 26 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $27.94 per share. On Mar 26 ’24, another insider, Gruber Julie, who serves as the Chief Legal&Compliance Officer of the company, sold 9,414 shares for $27.94 each. As a result, the insider received 262,990 and left with 1,384 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, GPS now has a Market Capitalization of 7918475776 and an Enterprise Value of 11486465024. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.10. 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 3.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.771 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.138.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPS is 2.33, which has changed by 1.2698073 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2160933 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPS has reached a high of $28.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.83%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GPS traded 7.91M shares on average per day over the past three months and 7759580 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 372.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 221.17M. Insiders hold about 40.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.86% stake in the company. Shares short for GPS as of 1711584000 were 33738170 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1709164800 on 29579089. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33738170 and a Short% of Float of 17.459999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.6, GPS has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.60. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. The current Payout Ratio is 44.94% for GPS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-04-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1712620800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Gap, Inc. (GPS) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 15 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.13 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.2 and a low estimate of $0.09, while EPS last year was $0.01. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.33, with high estimates of $0.45 and low estimates of $0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.61 and $1.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.4. EPS for the following year is $1.57, with 16 analysts recommending between $1.8 and $1.1.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.96B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.8B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.89B, down -0.60% from the average estimate. Based on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.28B and the low estimate is $14.8B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 1.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
