GAP FY2025 EPS Forecast Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GAP in a research note issued on Friday, November 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.01 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.81. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $26.00 price objective 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on GAP. Argus upgraded GAP to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on GAP from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays boosted their price target on GAP from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of GAP from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of GAP from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, GAP presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.30.

GAP Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of NYSE GAP opened at $24.15 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.18, 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 twelve month low of $18.34 and a twelve month high of $30.75. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.56.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $3.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion. GAP had a net margin of 5.40% and a return on equity of 29.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling at GAP

In related news, CEO Horacio Barbeito sold 75,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $1,507,700.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 31.00% of the company’s stock.

GAP Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.48%. GAP’s payout ratio is 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.