Here’s Why Investors May Want to Trim GPS Stock (NYSE:GPS) Anyone with basic knowledge of standard economic principles will likely understand why shares of clothing retailer Gap (NYSE:GPS) performed so poorly this year. With multidecade highs in inflation crimping household budgets, many consumers opted to focus their spending on critical goods and services. However, nothing in the market evolves linearly, allowing speculators to secure high-risk profits on GPS stock. Nevertheless, the fundamentals can’t be denied. I am bearish on GPS. To be clear, the idea of exiting the investment “opportunity” in Gap shares runs contrary to current fundamentals. Namely, the otherwise struggling retailer posted relatively solid results for its fiscal second quarter.