Desjardins Expects Increased Earnings for Gildan Activewear

Key Points

• Desjardins analysts have raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Gildan Activewear from $1.19 to $1.23 and maintain a "Buy" rating with a price target of $80.00.
• Recent transactions by corporate insiders indicate significant stock sales, with one senior officer reducing their position by 97.15%.
• Gildan Activewear will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.226 on September 15th, representing an annualized dividend yield of 1.3%.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Stock analysts at Desjardins lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 31st. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.23 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.19. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear's FY2026 earnings at $5.26 EPS.

GIL has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays raised Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. National Bankshares dropped their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear currently has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of C$68.67.

Gildan Activewear Stock Up 2.6%

GIL traded up C$1.82 during trading on Monday, hitting C$72.37. The company had a trading volume of 312,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 418,915. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company has a market cap of C$7.86 billion, a PE ratio of 19.41, a P/E/G ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a 1-year low of C$52.77 and a 1-year high of C$79.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$67.89 and a 200-day moving average of C$67.61.

Insider Transactions at Gildan Activewear

In other Gildan Activewear news, Senior Officer Juan Carlos Contreras Y. Contreras sold 4,900 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$65.00, for a total transaction of C$318,490.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 144 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$9,359.71. This trade represents a 97.15% decrease in their position. Also, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 15,000 shares of Gildan Activewear stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$68.66, for a total transaction of C$1,029,840.00. 2.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a $0.226 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.76%.

About Gildan Activewear

Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. Its primary market is the sale of blank T-shirts to wholesalers and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels.