FBR Capital Reiterates Market Perform on Gap, Inc. (GPS) Following 2Q Beat

Credit Suisse Raises price Target on Gap, Inc. (GPS) to $22 Following 2Q Report

August 19, 2016 11:43 AM EDT

Credit Suisse maintained an Underperform rating on Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS), and raised the price target to $22.00 (from $21.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report.

Analyst C. Buss commented, "We are adjusting estimates following 2Q results given 1) volatile demand trends across all 3 concepts on a... More

Jefferies Raises Price Target on Gap, Inc. (GPS) to $30; Reiterates Buy

August 19, 2016 9:50 AM EDT

Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating on Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS), and raised the price target to $30.00 (from $26.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. Management guided FY'17 EPS to $1.87-$1.92 (versus the Street of $1.95). Despite the recent improvement in topline trends, management noted that the outlook... More

Pre-Open Stock Movers 8/19: (NWY) (GEO) (CXW) Higher; (HIBB) (EMR) (AKS) Lower

August 19, 2016 9:14 AM EDT

New York & Co. (NYSE: NWY) 13.2% HIGHER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.01, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.00. Revenue for the quarter came in at $232.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $226.92 million. Net sales and comparable store sales are expected to be flat to up in the low single-digit range.

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) 9.0% HIGHER; announced that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (the BOP) has extended its contract for the company-owned D. Ray James Correctional Facility (the Facility) for a renewal term through September 30, 2018 under... More

Cowen Reiterates Market Perform on Gap, Inc. (GPS) Flowing 2Q Report

August 19, 2016 7:36 AM EDT

Cowen reiterated a Market Perform rating and $25.00 price target on Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) following the company's 2Q earnings report. GPS reported adjusted EPS of $0.60 vs. the Street at $0.59 and management's guidance of $0.58-$0.59. Management updated their FY16 EPS guide and is... More

Stifel Says Strength in Old Navy Not Enough to Offset Other Weakness at Gap (GPS); Affirms at 'Hold'

August 19, 2016 6:02 AM EDT

Stifel affirms its Hold rating on Gap (NYSE: GPS) following the retailer's Q2 report late Thursday.

Analyst Richard Jaffe noted that Gap's EPS of $0.60 came in 1 cent above its recent outlook of $0.58 - $0.59.

Jaffe also offered the following commentary:

Gap fell short in 2Q with negative comp sales and flat margins versus an easy comparison in the... More

Option volume flows

August 19, 2016 4:12 AM EDT

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Gap's profit forecast misses as Banana Republic remains weak

August 18, 2016 5:03 PM EDT

By Subrat Patnaik

(Reuters) - Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) forecast a full-year profit below analysts' estimates as the apparel retailer struggles to attract shoppers to its Banana Republic stores.

The company has been working on refreshing its Banana Republic line of clothing, but comparable sales at the company's third-biggest brand fell for the sixth straight quarter as its merchandise did not resonate with shoppers.

"The assortment is at the heart of Banana's issues and symbolizes a brand that has simply lost its way," Neil Saunders, chief... More

Gap, Inc. (GPS) Tops Q2 EPS by 1c; Guides FY16 EPS Below Views

August 18, 2016 4:16 PM EDT

Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.60, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.59. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.85 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.79 billion.

Second Quarter 2016 Comparable Sales Results

Gap Inc.s comparable sales for the second quarter... More

Gap (GPS) August volatility increases into Q2 and outlook

August 18, 2016 1:23 PM EDT

Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) August call option implied volatility is at 114, September is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 26 to 52 into the expected release of Q2 results today.

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Stocks with Implied Volatility Movement

August 18, 2016 4:10 AM EDT

Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) implied volatility at upper end of index mean range

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