GAP (GAP) Competitors $20.16 +0.14 (+0.70%) (As of 09/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrends GAP vs. ANF, AEO, JWN, URBN, BKE, LE, DXLG, PLCE, TJX, and ROSTShould you be buying GAP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GAP include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Nordstrom (JWN), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Lands' End (LE), Destination XL Group (DXLG), Children's Place (PLCE), TJX Companies (TJX), and Ross Stores (ROST). These companies are all part of the "family clothing stores" industry. GAP vs. Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Nordstrom Urban Outfitters Buckle Lands' End Destination XL Group Children's Place TJX Companies Ross Stores Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) and GAP (NYSE:GAP) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ANF or GAP? Abercrombie & Fitch received 1214 more outperform votes than GAP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.66% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave GAP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbercrombie & FitchOutperform Votes121459.66% Underperform Votes82140.34% GAPOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Is ANF or GAP a better dividend stock? Abercrombie & Fitch pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Abercrombie & Fitch pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GAP pays out -2.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. GAP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ANF or GAP more profitable? Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 10.76% compared to GAP's net margin of 5.05%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 47.35% beat GAP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abercrombie & Fitch10.76% 47.35% 16.88% GAP 5.05%28.89%6.92% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ANF or GAP? GAP has higher revenue and earnings than Abercrombie & Fitch. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Abercrombie & Fitch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbercrombie & Fitch$4.66B1.48$328.12M$8.0416.85GAP$15.17B0.50$502M-$27.20-0.74 Which has more volatility and risk, ANF or GAP? Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GAP has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ANF or GAP? Abercrombie & Fitch presently has a consensus price target of $176.57, suggesting a potential upside of 30.36%. GAP has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.93%. Given GAP's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GAP is more favorable than Abercrombie & Fitch.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Abercrombie & Fitch 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57GAP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor ANF or GAP? In the previous week, GAP had 14 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for GAP and 28 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat GAP's score of -0.04 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abercrombie & Fitch 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GAP 5 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAbercrombie & Fitch beats GAP on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Monetary GoldTrump Warns Gov. Can Confiscate Your Money. CBDC's give Gov. absoluteDonald Trump once again sounded the alarm against Fed-controlled digital currencies (CBDCs). If these plans are implemented, it could mean the end of America as we know it.This means you must act NOW before it's too late. Get GAP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGAPFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.59B$19.20B$22.93B$18.99BDividend Yield2.92%2.41%171.58%3.54%P/E Ratio-0.7414.6421.5026.35Price / Sales0.501.012.3314.56Price / Cash6.9410.1418.5119.89Price / Book2.615.094.595.09Net Income$502M$702.99M$725.16M$982.71M7 Day Performance1.46%10.35%7.60%3.36%1 Month PerformanceN/A10.84%3.96%2.90%1 Year PerformanceN/A41.94%11.35%19.74% GAP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.5276 of 5 stars4.53 / 5 stars$137.40+4.7%$176.57+28.5%+156.6%$7.02B$4.66B17.0931,700Analyst RevisionAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.7744 of 5 stars4.77 / 5 stars$19.33+1.2%$26.00+34.5%+26.0%$3.80B$5.41B17.4143,100Short Interest ↓JWNNordstrom3.7792 of 5 stars3.78 / 5 stars$22.49+1.7%$20.23-10.0%+53.3%$3.68B$14.97B12.2954,000Short Interest ↓URBNUrban Outfitters4.7832 of 5 stars4.78 / 5 stars$35.18+2.2%$42.30+20.2%+9.5%$3.29B$5.32B11.2428,000Short Interest ↑BKEBuckle3.0514 of 5 stars3.05 / 5 stars$41.98+1.1%$31.00-26.1%+32.8%$2.13B$1.26B9.908,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageLELands' End3.3712 of 5 stars3.37 / 5 stars$14.11+2.4%$20.00+41.7%+119.5%$443.14M$1.44B-3.334,900DXLGDestination XL Group2.4225 of 5 stars2.42 / 5 stars$2.62-0.4%$3.50+33.6%-37.6%$152.58M$496.64M6.891,439Short Interest ↑News CoveragePLCEChildren's Place0.2114 of 5 stars0.21 / 5 stars$11.34+24.6%$14.50+27.9%-28.8%$144.11M$1.55B-0.878,390Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTJXTJX Companies4.6698 of 5 stars4.67 / 5 stars$118.22+0.3%$126.76+7.2%+27.5%$133.61B$55.62B29.33349,000Analyst UpgradeROSTRoss Stores4.6107 of 5 stars4.61 / 5 stars$152.68+1.0%$169.71+11.2%+27.2%$50.93B$20.38B25.75108,000Insider SellingPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors American Eagle Outfitters Competitors Nordstrom Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Buckle Competitors Lands' End Competitors Destination XL Group Competitors Children's Place Competitors TJX Companies Competitors Ross Stores Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:GAP) was last updated on 9/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina Stockpiling Gold “Like No Tomorrow”For 18 consecutive months, China’s central bank has increased its gold reserve. 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