GAP (GAP) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

GAP (NYSE: GAP) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/10/2025 – GAP had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $26.00 to $25.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – GAP had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $29.00 to $30.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – GAP had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $32.00 to $33.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – GAP had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $31.00 to $29.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – GAP had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – GAP had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – GAP was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock.

GAP Price Performance

Shares of GAP opened at $20.71 on Friday. The Gap, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.54 and a twelve month high of $30.75. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.59, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.18. GAP had a net margin of 5.40% and a return on equity of 29.03%. The firm had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.07 billion. Equities analysts forecast that The Gap, Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

GAP Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This is an increase from GAP’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. GAP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.86%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Elisabeth B. Donohue sold 3,539 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.04, for a total value of $74,460.56. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,000 shares in the company, valued at $84,160. This trade represents a 46.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 31.00% of the company’s stock.

Gap, Inc operates as a global apparel retail company, which offers clothing, apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children. The firm operates through the following segments: Gap Global, Old Navy Global, Banana Republic Global, Athleta, and Other. The Gap Global segment includes apparel and accessories for men and women under the Gap brand, along with the GapKids, BabyGap, GapMaternity, GapBody, and GapFit collections.