Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GAP Earnings

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for GAP in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.49. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for GAP’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for GAP’s Q1 2028 earnings at $0.53 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on GAP. BTIG Research boosted their price target on shares of GAP from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on GAP from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. UBS Group upped their target price on GAP from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded GAP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $22.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of GAP in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.57.

GAP Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE GAP opened at $26.16 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.51. GAP has a 12 month low of $16.99 and a 12 month high of $29.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.73 billion, a PE ratio of 11.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 2.28.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $3.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.90 billion. GAP had a return on equity of 24.91% and a net margin of 5.57%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share.

GAP Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be paid a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. GAP’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.46%.

Insider Activity at GAP

In other GAP news, Director Robert J. Fisher sold 500,000 shares of GAP stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.45, for a total transaction of $13,725,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,329,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,944,829.90. The trade was a 17.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Elisabeth B. Donohue sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total value of $81,330.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,000 shares in the company, valued at $27,110. This trade represents a 75.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,915,073 shares of company stock worth $49,449,801 over the last quarter. 31.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of GAP

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec purchased a new position in GAP in the first quarter worth about $7,207,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of GAP during the first quarter valued at approximately $63,674,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of GAP during the first quarter valued at approximately $3,532,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in GAP in the 1st quarter worth approximately $264,000. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new position in GAP in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $856,000. 58.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

GAP Company Profile

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.