Equities Analysts Set Expectations for GIL Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has lowered its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Gildan Activewear from $0.97 to $0.95.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings beat expectations, reporting $0.59 EPS against a consensus estimate of $0.57.
• Various analysts have revised their price targets for Gildan Activewear, with UBS adjusting their target from $56.00 to $70.00 and maintaining a "buy" rating.

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL - Free Report) TSE: GIL - Equities researchers at Desjardins reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on GIL. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "outperformer" rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.92.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of GIL stock traded up $0.62 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $51.13. 781,511 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 506,649. Gildan Activewear has a 1-year low of $37.16 and a 1-year high of $55.39. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $49.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.23, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.17.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL - Get Free Report) TSE: GIL last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 34.00%. The business had revenue of $918.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $908.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.74 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its position in Gildan Activewear by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 73,619 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $3,612,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC increased its position in Gildan Activewear by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 6,524 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $307,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group increased its position in Gildan Activewear by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 16,537 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $731,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Haven Private LLC grew its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 8,653 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,803 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.83% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a $0.226 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.75%.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

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.