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Gap, Inc (NYSE: GAP) closed the day trading at $22.74 down -1.13% from the previous closing price of $23.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.55 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.29.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GAP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.84 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.55.
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 the company, UBS on January 10, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $26 from $16 previously.
On December 02, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $28 to $30.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on August 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $29 to $26.
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 Dec 13 ’24 when FISHER JOHN J sold 250,000 shares for $24.18 per share. The transaction valued at 6,044,775 led to the insider holds 1,000,752 shares of the business.
John J. Fisher bought 250,000 shares of GAP for $6,044,780 on Dec 13 ’24. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEY, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 123,950 shares for $26.24 each. As a result, the insider received 3,252,684 and left with 3,696,517 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 8575753728 and an Enterprise Value of 11607024640. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.765 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.934.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GAP is 2.35, which has changed by 0.20063353 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 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 $18.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.12%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GAP traded about 5.78M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GAP traded about 4307450 shares per day. A total of 377.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 245.41M. Insiders hold about 34.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.86% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1730332800 were 32815390 with a Short Ratio of 5.23, compared to 1727654400 on 28335163. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32815390 and a Short% of Float of 16.74.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. The current Payout Ratio is 44.94% for GAP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1736294400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
