Gap Inc. (GPS): Today's Featured Services Winner

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Gap (GPS) pushed the Services sector higher today making it today's featured services winner. The sector as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Gap rose 47 cents (1.4%) to $34.90 on average volume. Throughout the day, 4.7 million shares of Gap exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $34.37-$35.09 after having opened the day at $34.41 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $34.43. Other companies within the Services sector that increased today were: Krispy Kreme Doughnut (KKD), up 23.5%, Lentuo International (LAS), up 20.4%, China Auto Logistics (CALI), up 16.3%, and ChinaNet Online Holdings (CNET), up 16.2%.

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The Gap, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer. The company offers apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, children, and babies under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime, and Athleta brand names. Gap has a market cap of $16.15 billion and is part of the retail industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.5, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 81.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Gap a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Gap as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, solid stock price performance, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

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On the negative front, Best Buy (BBY), down 13%, America's Car-Mart (CRMT), down 11.2%, Shoe Carnival (SCVL), down 11.2%, and RLJ Entertainment (RLJE), down 10.8%, were all laggards within the services sector with Dollar General Corporation (DG) being today's services sector laggard.

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