GAP (NYSE:GAP – Get Free Report) is one of 15 publicly-traded companies in the “Family clothing stores” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare GAP to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for GAP and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
GAP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
GAP Competitors | 359 | 2141 | 2393 | 31 | 2.43 |
GAP currently has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. As a group, “Family clothing stores” companies have a potential upside of 12.44%. Given GAP’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe GAP is more favorable than its competitors.
Dividends
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of shares of all “Family clothing stores” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of shares of all “Family clothing stores” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares GAP and its competitors’ 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 | 3.12% | -376.16% | 6.89% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares GAP and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
GAP | $15.17 billion | $502.00 million | -0.80 |
GAP Competitors | $10.54 billion | $637.10 million | 9.91 |
GAP has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Volatility & Risk
GAP has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GAP’s competitors have a beta of 1.81, indicating that their average stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
GAP beats its competitors 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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