Gap Inc Stock Beta

GPSDelisted Stock  USD 23.28  0.18  0.78%   
Gap Inc fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Gap's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Gap Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Gap's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Gap stock.
  
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Gap Inc Company Beta Analysis

Gap's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current Gap Beta

    
  2.37  
Most of Gap's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Gap Inc is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.
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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Gap Inc has a Beta of 2.374. This is 182.62% higher than that of the Specialty Retail sector and significantly higher than that of the Consumer Discretionary industry. The beta for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Gap Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Gap's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Gap could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Gap by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Gap is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.
As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Gap will likely underperform.

Gap Fundamentals

About Gap Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Gap Inc's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Gap using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Gap Inc based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

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Other Consideration for investing in Gap Stock

If you are still planning to invest in Gap Inc check if it may still be traded through OTC markets such as Pink Sheets or OTC Bulletin Board. You may also purchase it directly from the company, but this is not always possible and may require contacting the company directly. Please note that delisted stocks are often considered to be more risky investments, as they are no longer subject to the same regulatory and reporting requirements as listed stocks. Therefore, it is essential to carefully research the Gap's history and understand the potential risks before investing.
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