GAP (NYSE:GAP – Get Free Report) is one of 14 public companies in the “Family clothing stores” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare GAP to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for GAP and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
GAP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
GAP Competitors | 348 | 2121 | 2378 | 31 | 2.43 |
GAP presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.79%. As a group, “Family clothing stores” companies have a potential upside of 7.23%. Given GAP’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GAP is more favorable than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
GAP | $15.17 billion | $502.00 million | -0.82 |
GAP Competitors | $11.41 billion | $706.90 million | 12.21 |
GAP has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of shares of all “Family clothing stores” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of shares of all “Family clothing stores” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. GAP pays out -2.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Family clothing stores” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.7% and pay out -55.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Risk & Volatility
GAP has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GAP’s peers have a beta of 1.72, suggesting that their average stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares GAP and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
GAP | 5.05% | 28.89% | 6.92% |
GAP Competitors | 4.24% | -410.26% | 7.55% |
Summary
GAP peers beat GAP on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
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. The company offers its products through company-operated stores, franchise stores, websites, and third-party arrangements. It has franchise agreements to operate Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta stores and websites in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The Gap, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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