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Opinion on  The Gap Inc (GPS)     Sector: Services  >  Industry: Retail (Apparel)
The Gap Inc

Nov 24, 2008 03:27 PM GMT
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Return Risk
-24.55% HIGH
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Analyst Recommendation  

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  $12.18    
   
   Change: $0.08    
   
   Change %: 0.66%    
   
   Bid: $12.17    
   
   Ask: $12.18    
   
   Day High: $12.43    
   
   Day Low: $11.76    
Alerts

42 days until next ex-dividend date.

The StockSelector rank is 1,095 out of 6,452 stocks ( More Info ).

Latest Earnings Release
11/20/2008 4:30:00 PM
Gap Inc. Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Share of $0.35, up 17% from $0.30 for Third Quarter Last Year

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Additional Quote Information
   Previous Close: $12.10    
   
   Opening Price: $12.37    
   
   52 Week High: $22.02    
   
   52 Week Low: $10.06    
   Time of Last Trade: 10:10:36 ET    
   
   Beta: N/A    
   
   Date of High: N/A    
   
   Date of Low: N/A    
Volume Details
   Today's Volume: 1,494,746    
   
   90 Day Avg Volume: N/A    
   
   10 Day Avg Volume: N/A    
   
   Total Shares: 736.00 Mil    
   
   Market Cap: $9.0  Bil    
Short Information
   Short Date: 10/10/2008    
   
   Shares Shorted: 20,907,785    
   
   Short Ratio: 1.7  Days   
   
   Percentage of Float: 3.40%    
Dividend
   Annual Dividend: $0.34   
   
   Dividend Yield: 1.80%    
   
   Ex-Dividend Date: 1/5/2009    
EPS Multiples
   PE Ratio: 14.8    
   
   Forward PE: 9.16    
   
   PEG Ratio: 1.75    
Technicals
   200 Day Moving Avg: N/A    
   
   14 Day RSI:    
Analysts' Summary
   Average Rating: Buy    
   
   Average Target: $11.67   


GPS:  This call was made on 11/24/08 @ $12.21
Rating:   Positive   $12.21 (11/24/08)
Gain/Loss:   +87.71% in 350 days
Target:   $26.00 (+112.94%) in > one year


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Locationh   61%     1 point   commented 350 days ago reply

Not much of a gap to fill with a predicted year high of only 14.50. Support is at 9.89, room to fall more, with resistance at 13.33. Sort of hanging in limbo right now. Let's see how the market reacts to this weekends holiday shopping.

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