Q1 Earnings Estimate for GAP Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of GAP in a research note issued on Friday, March 7th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.43. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $26.00 target price 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.

GAP has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays increased their target price on GAP from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Argus upgraded GAP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of GAP from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on GAP from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of GAP from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, GAP presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.25.

GAP Stock Performance

NYSE:GAP opened at $21.61 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $23.08. GAP has a fifty-two week low of $18.54 and a fifty-two week high of $30.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.54. The company has a market cap 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 quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.18. GAP had a return on equity of 29.03% and a net margin of 5.40%. The company had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.07 billion.

GAP Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors 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 represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.05%. This is a boost from GAP’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. GAP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.86%.

Insider Activity at GAP

In other GAP news, major shareholder John J. Fisher sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.18, for a total transaction of $6,045,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,000,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,198,183.36. This trade represents a 19.99 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 31.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.