Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:GIL Q2 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Equities research analysts at Desjardins decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gildan Activewear in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.41. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.32 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL - Get Free Report) NYSE: GIL last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.82 by C$0.01. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 13.05% and a return on equity of 23.10%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share.

GIL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. National Bankshares lowered their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$64.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Up 2.8 %

TSE GIL traded up C$1.76 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting C$65.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 561,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 445,381. The firm has a market capitalization of C$7.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.55, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$63.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$67.76. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26. Gildan Activewear has a twelve month low of C$44.26 and a twelve month high of C$79.11.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be paid a $0.226 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. Gildan Activewear's payout ratio is 29.76%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Senior Officer John Maness sold 1,661 shares of Gildan Activewear stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$68.77, for a total value of C$114,234.28. Also, Senior Officer Michael Schroeder sold 4,184 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$74.31, for a total value of C$310,923.50. Following the sale, the insider now owns 51 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$3,789.94. The trade was a 98.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders sold 110,144 shares of company stock valued at $8,568,586 over the last ninety days. 2.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.