Short interest on GAP sees a significant increase on 2025-09-15

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Gap, Inc shares valued at $11,448,150 were sold by FISHER ROBERT J on Sep 24 ’25. At $22.90 per share, FISHER ROBERT J sold 500,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,829,502 shares worth approximately $57.78 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Robert J. Fisher purchased 500,000 shares, netting a total of over 11,448,149 in proceeds.

Before that, FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEY had sold 200,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $4,772,520, the Director traded Gap, Inc shares for $23.86 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 200,000 shares, worth approximately $66.44 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on August 29, 2025, Gap, Inc [GAP] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $24. Analysts at Barclays downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of August 20, 2025, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for GAP. Earlier on April 30, 2025, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for GAP stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing GAP Stock Performance

On last trading session, Gap, Inc [NYSE: GAP] plunged -1.30% to $20.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $20.33, but it reached a high of $21.205 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.07%. Over the course of the year, Gap, Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $29.29 on 05/22/25 and a 52-week low of $16.99 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Gap, Inc (GAP)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 20.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.97. The next price resistance is at 21.53. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 33.95 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Gap, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Gap, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 2.12 million shares to 23.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 21.24 million shares. A jump of 9.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.97.

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In terms of Gap, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 22 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.33% from the previous closing price of $20.69. Analysts anticipate Gap, Inc stock to reach 24 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 19. On January 21, 2025, Argus assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $27.

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