The trading price of Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP) floating lower at last check on current market day and closing at $19.16, -4.65% lower than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 8.90. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $30.75 and a 52-week low of $18.95. Over the past month, the stock has lost -17.11% in value.
Gap, Inc, whose market valuation is $7.22 billion at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in April. The dividend yield on the company stock is 3.13%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 0.60. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 0.38 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 2.02 for current year and 2.14 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 4.07B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 4.02B and highs of 4.1B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 15.01B.
On the technical side, indicators suggest GAP has a 100% Sell on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 50% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 50% Sell.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 0.47, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that GAP’s price is currently -14.35% off the SMA20 and -17.78% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 27.47, and weekly volatility stands at 5.75%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 3.77%. Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP)’s beta value is currently sitting at 2.17, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 1.00. With analysts defining $26-$26 as the low and high price targets, we arrive at a consensus price target of $26 for the trailing 12-month period. The current price is about -35.7% off the estimated low and -35.7% off the forecast high, based on this estimate. Investors will be thrilled if GAP’s share price rises to $26, which is the median consensus price. At that level, GAP’s share price would be -35.7% below current price.
To see how Gap, Inc stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: GAP stock’s performance was -4.65% at last check in today’s session, and 0.50% in the past year. Another comparable company TJX Cos. (TJX) saw its stock trading -1.46%% lower in today’s session but was up 26.29% in a year. Gap, Inc has a P/E ratio of 8.90, compared to Amazon.com Inc.’s 37.16 and TJX Cos.’s 28.58.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Gap, Inc (NYSE:GAP) indicates that the 3-month average is 4.91 million.
Currently, records show that 377.00 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 34.96% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 63.39%. However, since the stock’s price has seen -18.94% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even lower.
