Q2 Earnings Forecast for GIL Issued By Stifel Canada

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Investment analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of GIL stock opened at $54.18 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.24 billion, a PE ratio of 21.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.63. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. Gildan Activewear has a 12 month low of $32.23 and a 12 month high of $55.39.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The textile maker reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $822.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $805.75 million. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 28.80%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS.

Gildan Activewear Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a $0.226 dividend. This is an increase from Gildan Activewear’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 12th. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is 36.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,970,246 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $327,950,000 after buying an additional 128,674 shares during the last quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC now owns 2,387,865 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $112,492,000 after buying an additional 226,695 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Gildan Activewear during the fourth quarter valued at about $97,275,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in Gildan Activewear by 604.1% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,850,971 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $86,999,000 after purchasing an additional 1,588,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Gildan Activewear by 276.9% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,769,634 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $83,394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300,121 shares during the last quarter. 82.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.