Q3 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Cut by Analyst

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 23rd. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $0.97 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s FY2028 earnings at $6.36 EPS.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $918.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $908.41 million. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 34.31%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.74 EPS. Gildan Activewear has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.400-3.560 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. National Bankshares reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Gildan Activewear in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Cfra Research upgraded Gildan Activewear to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. CIBC raised their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $64.58.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

Gildan Activewear stock opened at $56.69 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.17. Gildan Activewear has a 52-week low of $37.16 and a 52-week high of $57.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $53.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.04. 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 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st were issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is presently 28.57%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GIL. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 23.5% during the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 14,712 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $692,000 after purchasing an additional 2,798 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Gildan Activewear during the fourth quarter worth about $402,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 262.4% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 45,451 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,138,000 after buying an additional 32,911 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,325 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 510.7% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 623 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.