Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for GAP FY2025 Earnings

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GAP in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will earn $2.01 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.81. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $26.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for GAP’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for GAP’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.15. GAP had a net margin of 5.40% and a return on equity of 29.03%. The company had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of GAP in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of GAP from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Bank of America lifted their price objective on GAP from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Argus raised GAP to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on GAP from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.30.

GAP Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:GAP opened at $24.85 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.84. GAP has a 1-year low of $18.34 and a 1-year high of $30.75. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $21.48.

GAP Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. GAP’s dividend payout ratio is 27.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling at GAP

In other GAP news, CEO Horacio Barbeito sold 75,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $1,507,700.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 31.00% of the company’s stock.

GAP Company Profile

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.