Investing In Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS): Why Should You?

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Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Apparel Retail industry segment. The current market capitalization of Gap, Inc. is $9.08B. A total of 5.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 8.06M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Gardner Tracy sold 2,934 shares of GPS for 23.48 per share on Jul 01 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 51,901 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 24 ’24, Barbeito Horacio sold 198 shares at 24.81 per share. GPS shares that President & CEO, Old Navy owns now total 0.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Gruber Julie disposed of 74,252 shares on Jun 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $30.00. This resulted in the Chief Legal&Compliance Officer holding 1,384 shares of GPS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, O’Connell Katrina sold 20,000 shares at $29.01 per share on May 31 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 0.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Gap, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.48%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.49. GPS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/9/2024 when it declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/30/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/10/2024. The GPS stock dividend was $0.15 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GPS has a high of $30.75 and a low of $9.38.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. GPS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $877.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $6.25B in debt and $4.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $7.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.72B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GPS is Buy with a score of 3.94.

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