GIL FY2026 EPS Estimate Boosted by National Bank Financial

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $3.89 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.88. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $2.97 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. TD Securities increased their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. CIBC increased their price target on Gildan Activewear from $48.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $54.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $60.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.35.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

GIL stock opened at $51.96 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $48.88 and a 200 day moving average of $46.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $7.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.54, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.41. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of $32.23 and a 1 year high of $53.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GIL. Fortis Group Advisors LLC grew its stake in Gildan Activewear by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 6,601 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $311,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 23.0% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,698 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Gildan Activewear by 61.8% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 872 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group increased its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 16,268 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $765,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 96.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 810 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.