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Gap, Inc. (GPS) may enjoy gains as insiders got busy in the recent days

Gap, Inc.’s filing revealed that its President & CEO, Gap Brand Breitbard Mark unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.49 million on Mar 26 ’24. In the deal valued at $27.94 per share,17,392 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Breitbard Mark now holds 123,985 shares worth roughly $2.91 million.

Then, O’Connell Katrina sold 9,818 shares, generating $274,270 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $27.94, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 0 shares.

Before that, Gruber Julie sold 9,414 shares. Gap, Inc. shares valued at $262,990 were divested by the Chief Legal&Compliance Officer at a price of $27.94 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gruber Julie now holds 1,384 shares, worth roughly $32496.32.

Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Gap, Inc. [GPS] rating to a Market perform in a research note published on March 08, 2024; the price target was $22. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late February from “an Underweight” to “a Neutral”. Telsey Advisory Group also remained covering GPS and reiterated its “Market perform” recommendation on November 17, 2023. Evercore ISI started covering the stock on November 07, 2023. It rated GPS as “an Outperform”.

Price Performance Review of GPS

On Monday, Gap, Inc. [NYSE:GPS] saw its stock fall -3.18% to $23.48. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -13.83%. Gap, Inc. shares have risen nearly 12.29% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 153.56% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $28.59 was reached on 03/21/24, a 52-week low of $7.22 was recorded on 01/18/24. SMA at 50 days reached $21.96, while 200 days put it at $15.79. A total of 6.73 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.54 million shares in the previous session.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For GPS Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 23.14, which if violated will result in even more drops to 22.81. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 24.14. A further resistance level may holdings at 24.81. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 44.57, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -2.40, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 99.80%. Stochastics %K at 14.89% indicates the stock is a buying.

How much short interest is there in Gap, Inc.?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Gap, Inc. stocks on Mar 15, 2024, growing by 6.22 million shares to a total of 34.5 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Feb 15, 2024 was 28.28 million shares. There was a rise of 18.03%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 17.86% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 3.64.

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