What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for GAP FY2025 Earnings?

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of GAP in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will earn $2.01 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.85. The consensus estimate for GAP’s current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for GAP’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 21st. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.16. GAP had a return on equity of 29.03% and a net margin of 5.40%. The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.81 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on GAP. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of GAP in a research report on Monday, November 18th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of GAP from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Bank of America upped their price target on GAP from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on GAP from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on GAP from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.50.

GAP Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE:GAP opened at $26.00 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 2.37. GAP has a 12-month low of $18.34 and a 12-month high of $30.75. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Insider Activity at GAP

In other news, CEO Horacio Barbeito sold 75,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $1,507,700.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director William Sydney Fisher sold 243,868 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.02, for a total transaction of $6,345,445.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,820,467 shares in the company, valued at $99,408,551.34. This trade represents a 6.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 656,810 shares of company stock valued at $16,526,471 over the last quarter. 31.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

GAP Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.31%. GAP’s payout ratio is currently 27.78%.

About GAP

The Gap, Inc operates as an apparel retail company. The company offers apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. Its products include adult apparel and accessories; and fitness and lifestyle products for use in yoga, training, sports, travel, and everyday activities for women and girls.