Q3 EPS Estimates for Gildan Activewear Cut by Stifel Canada

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Equities researchers at Stifel Canada dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.52 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on GIL. CIBC upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, National Bankshares upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $62.45.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of Gildan Activewear stock opened at $51.13 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.23, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.48 and its 200 day moving average is $48.24. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of $37.16 and a 1 year high of $55.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 3.87 and a quick ratio of 1.67.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $918.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $908.41 million. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 34.31%. Gildan Activewear’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.74 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GIL. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 65.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 56,419 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,655,000 after purchasing an additional 22,313 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 40.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 814,127 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $38,305,000 after purchasing an additional 235,405 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 1,263.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 6,966 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $327,000 after purchasing an additional 6,455 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 24.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 791,223 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $37,030,000 after purchasing an additional 153,816 shares during the period. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP bought a new position in shares of Gildan Activewear in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,883,000. Institutional investors own 82.83% of the company’s stock.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.226 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio is 28.57%.

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.