In the latest trading session, 1.36 million Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 2.16. With the company’s most recent per share price at $19.51 changed hands at -$0.59 or -2.94% at last look, the market valuation stands at $7.36B. GAP’s current price is a discount, trading about -57.61% off its 52-week high of $30.75. The share price had its 52-week low at $18.54, which suggests the last value was 4.97% up since then. When we look at Gap, Inc’s average trading volume, we note the 10-day average is 14.14 million shares, with the 3-month average coming to 6.37 million.
Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP) trade information
Instantly GAP was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action -9.76%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -17.44%, with the 5-day performance at -9.76% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP) is -14.35% down. Looking at the short shares, we see there were 25.55 million shares sold at short interest cover period of 5.1 days.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 29, meaning bulls need an upside of 32.72% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, GAP’s forecast low is 26 with 33 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -69.14% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -33.26% for it to hit the projected low.
Gap, Inc (GAP) estimates and forecasts
Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 1.44% up from the last financial year.
Consensus estimates given by 13 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 3.41B. 13 analysts are of the opinion that Gap, Inc’s revenue for the current quarter will be 3.74B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 3.39B and 3.72B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at 0.79%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 0.50%.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 18.83%. The 2025 estimates are for Gap, Inc earnings to increase by 7.84%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 7.82% per year.
GAP Dividends
Gap, Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report on 2025-Mar-05. The 3.08% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.60. It is important to note, however, that the 3.08% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision. During the past 5 years, the average dividend yield was 4.21 per year.
Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP)’s Major holders
If we look at who the major shareholders are, we find that insiders hold 40.47% of Gap, Inc shares while 64.50% of the shares are in the hands of institutional holders. The share float percentage for the stock currently stands at 108.34%.
Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Dec 31, 2024 were Dodge & Cox Stock Fund and Pacer U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF. With 22.27 shares estimated at $436.73 million under it, the former controlled 5.91% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, Pacer U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF held about 3.35% of the shares, roughly 12.63 shares worth around $247.7 million.
