Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Gildan Activewear Inc. Increased by Analyst (NYSE:GIL)

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 8th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $2.92 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s FY2025 earnings at $3.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The textile maker reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.03. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 13.01% and a return on equity of 24.96%. The business had revenue of $862.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $851.10 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on GIL. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $51.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $43.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.77.

Gildan Activewear Trading Down 1.6 %

NYSE GIL opened at $46.68 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Gildan Activewear has a 52 week low of $27.24 and a 52 week high of $47.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $44.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.56.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 22nd were given a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 22nd. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is currently 27.70%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GIL. Natixis acquired a new position in shares of Gildan Activewear in the 1st quarter valued at about $51,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Gildan Activewear in the second quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Tobam bought a new position in Gildan Activewear in the second quarter worth $53,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 16.9% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,893 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 23.0% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,698 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.83% of the company’s stock.

About Gildan Activewear

Gildan Activewear Inc manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Glidan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, and American Apparel brands.