Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Gap, Inc shares valued at $840,000 were sold by Gruber Julie on Dec 17 ’25. At $28.00 per share, Gruber Julie sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 37,395 shares worth approximately $1.0 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FISHER JOHN J sold 3,971 shares, netting a total of over 107,376 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $27.04 each, the insider now holds 746,781 shares.
Before that, FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEY had sold 88,860 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,383,225, the Director traded Gap, Inc shares for $26.82 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 88,860 shares, worth approximately $73.68 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on January 08, 2026, Gap, Inc [GAP] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $41. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 17, 2025, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for GAP. Earlier on December 16, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for GAP stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing GAP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Gap, Inc [NYSE: GAP] plunged -2.84% to $26.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.605, but it reached a high of $27.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.15%. Over the course of the year, Gap, Inc shares have jumped approximately 15.57%.
Is Gap, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Gap, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.28 million shares to 19.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 20.21 million shares. A decline of -1.41% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.64.
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In terms of Gap, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 30 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.37% from the previous closing price of $27.43. Analysts anticipate Gap, Inc stock to reach 41 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 28.
