Stifel Canada Predicts Weaker Earnings for Gildan Activewear

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

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

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays upped their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. CIBC upped their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report on Thursday. TD Securities upped their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Gildan Activewear presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.58.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

NYSE GIL opened at $56.44 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $50.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.37. The company has a market cap of $8.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 3.87. Gildan Activewear has a fifty-two week low of $37.16 and a fifty-two week high of $57.76.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Gildan Activewear during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 161.8% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 555 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Twin Tree Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Gildan Activewear during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Gildan Activewear during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 510.7% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. 82.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a $0.226 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.57%.

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.