Telsey Advisory Group Estimates GAP’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GAP)

The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of GAP in a report issued on Friday, March 7th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on GAP. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of GAP from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Argus raised shares of GAP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of GAP from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of GAP in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of GAP from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, GAP currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.33.

GAP Stock Performance

Shares of GAP stock opened at $23.24 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $8.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.38. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $23.14. GAP has a fifty-two week low of $18.54 and a fifty-two week high of $30.75.

GAP (NYSE:GAP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.07 billion. GAP had a return on equity of 29.03% and a net margin of 5.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other GAP news, major shareholder John J. Fisher sold 250,000 shares of the firm’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 of the company’s stock, valued at $24,198,183.36. This trade represents a 19.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 31.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

GAP Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.84%. This is a positive change from GAP’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. GAP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.