What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for GAP FY2025 Earnings?

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of GAP in a report issued on Thursday, December 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.01 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.85. The consensus estimate for GAP’s current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for GAP’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS.

GAP has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of GAP from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Argus upgraded shares of GAP to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of GAP from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of GAP from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of GAP from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GAP presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.50.

GAP Stock Down 0.3 %

GAP opened at $25.34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 2.37. GAP has a 52-week low of $18.34 and a 52-week high of $30.75.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.81 billion. GAP had a net margin of 5.40% and a return on equity of 29.03%. GAP’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Katrina O’connell sold 87,557 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.45, for a total value of $2,228,325.65. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Horacio Barbeito sold 75,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $1,507,700.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 656,810 shares of company stock valued at $16,526,471. 31.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

GAP Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 8th. GAP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.78%.

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.