Q4 EPS Estimate for Gildan Activewear Increased by Analyst

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Stock analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

GIL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. CIBC cut their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays began coverage on shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note on Monday, April 28th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. TD Securities boosted their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $58.00.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

Gildan Activewear stock opened at $50.47 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.25. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of $37.16 and a 1 year high of $55.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 3.91.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $918.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $908.41 million. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 30.61% and a net margin of 12.38%. Gildan Activewear’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.74 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 163,967 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $7,717,000 after buying an additional 19,877 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 65.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 56,419 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,655,000 after acquiring an additional 22,313 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 40.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 814,127 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $38,305,000 after acquiring an additional 235,405 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Gildan Activewear during the 4th quarter valued at about $97,275,000. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 78,548 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $3,695,000 after purchasing an additional 5,089 shares during the period. 82.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

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.