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The Gap, Inc. (GAP) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Charts from the desk on GAP

The charts this diary drew or picked on The Gap, Inc., as published — each dated and linked to the piece that explains it.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for GAP, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Consumer discretionary in US: −0.2% week · −5.4% month · −3.1% quarter · −2.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLY.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-26
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 0.44 to TLT · on the worst bond days it held up better than the market

How it trades on rate days

How GAP has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.44 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), The Gap, Inc. moved 0.44% on average · correlation 0.09 · higher than 45% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.77 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −0.11% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +1.93% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Apparel Retail · US · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Apparel Retail · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against GAP on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — The Gap, Inc.

GAP in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Gap Inc. is a United States apparel retailer that sells clothing, accessories and personal-care items for men, women and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta names. It reaches customers through company-run stores, franchise partners and its own websites across North America, Japan, Taiwan and other regions, and licenses the brands elsewhere. It is based in San Francisco.
Where it sits in the stack
Gap carries no seat in Closelooknet's index, so it sits outside the layers the diary maps for the AI build-out; it belongs to our Consumer Cyclical sleeve, within apparel retail, alongside other clothing chains we watch for consumer spending signals.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no Closelooknet peer group set for this name; the comparison the market usually draws is with other multi-brand apparel chains such as American Eagle Outfitters.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, Closelooknet's two thematic indices, and appears in no edition quotes so far. Its Closelooknet score is still being built, with only one module scored and none yet marked strongest or weakest.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's distance below its longer moving average keeps widening or starts to close, and whether the analyst target drifting close to spot marks a shift in sentiment.

The Gap, Inc. (GAP) trades on US exchanges, classified under Consumer Cyclical.

The Closelooknet company score reads 53/100 composite (momentum 31, quality 54, valuation 85) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 8 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by BMO Capital, 2026-09-08

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for GAP from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target BMO Capital — target 23 Target set to $23 (+2.8% to spot) 2026-09-08
  • Price target Goldman Sachs — target 27 from 25 Target raised to $27 from $25 (+17.6% to spot) 2026-08-31
  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 23 from 22 Target raised to $23 from $22 (+10.6% to spot) 2026-08-28

8 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 8 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.12%, quarterly · buybacks 155 m USD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What GAP pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.68 USD per share · a 3.12% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +41.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.48 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.18 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-08
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.65 USD · 2026: 0.51 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-01-08
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 247 m USD 35% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 155 m USD 2.1% of today's market value
  • Share count 0.0% in FY2026 162 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 402 m USD · 49% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is The Gap, Inc. (GAP)?

The Gap, Inc. trades as GAP on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Consumer Cyclical in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is GAP in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — The Gap, Inc. is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-09-26.

What is The Gap, Inc.'s Closelooknet composite score?

53 out of 100, with momentum 31, quality 54 and valuation 85 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does GAP trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +5.1% vs the 50-day and -6.6% vs the 200-day average, 24.5% below the 52-week high and +21.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does The Gap, Inc. trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year The Gap, Inc. had a beta of 0.44 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 45% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −0.11% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does The Gap, Inc. do?

Gap Inc. is a United States apparel retailer that sells clothing, accessories and personal-care items for men, women and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta names. It reaches customers through company-run stores, franchise partners and its own websites across North America, Japan, Taiwan and other regions, and licenses the brands elsewhere. It is based in San Francisco. The diary has no Closelooknet peer group set for this name; the comparison the market usually draws is with other multi-brand apparel chains such as American Eagle Outfitters.

Where does The Gap, Inc. sit in the AI build-out?

Gap carries no seat in Closelooknet's index, so it sits outside the layers the diary maps for the AI build-out; it belongs to our Consumer Cyclical sleeve, within apparel retail, alongside other clothing chains we watch for consumer spending signals. It holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, Closelooknet's two thematic indices, and appears in no edition quotes so far. Its Closelooknet score is still being built, with only one module scored and none yet marked strongest or weakest.

Does The Gap, Inc. pay a dividend?

The Gap, Inc. has paid 0.68 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.12% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.18 USD on 2026-07-08. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 247 m USD in dividends and bought back 155 m USD of its own shares, 49% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count was unchanged over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on The Gap, Inc. recently?

The most recent analyst action on The Gap, Inc. on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by BMO Capital on 2026-09-08 (target 23). 8 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 8 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for GAP, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Apparel Retail, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.