Q1 Earnings Estimate for GAP Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for GAP in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, March 7th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.43. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for GAP’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for GAP’s FY2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.56 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on GAP. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on GAP from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of GAP from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of GAP from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price target on shares of GAP in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of GAP from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.25.

GAP Trading Down 3.4 %

GAP opened at $21.61 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $23.08. 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 has a 12 month low of $18.54 and a 12 month high of $30.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.38.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.07 billion.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder John J. Fisher sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.18, for a total value of $6,045,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 1,000,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,198,183.36. The trade was a 19.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 31.00% of the company’s stock.

GAP Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This is a positive change from GAP’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.05%. GAP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.86%.

About GAP

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.