Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Gildan Activewear shares fell 11.5%, reaching a new 52-week low of C$56.75 before trading at C$58.19, well below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with three Buy ratings and one Hold rating; the stock has a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of C$89.50, substantially above its current price.
• The company reported C$1.82 in quarterly EPS on C$1.13 billion in revenue and maintains a 1.7% dividend yield, but its dividend payout ratio is high at 186.27%, while an insider recently sold 8,000 shares.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Get Free Report) NYSE: GIL shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as C$56.75 and last traded at C$58.19, with a volume of 964386 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at C$65.05.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Desjardins set a C$108.00 price target on shares of Gildan Activewear and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. National Bank Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$105.00 to C$107.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$89.50.

Gildan Activewear Trading Down 11.5%

The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 145.29. The firm has a market cap of C$10.66 billion, a PE ratio of 112.86, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.44. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$73.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$76.84.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL - Get Free Report) NYSE: GIL last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported C$1.82 earnings per share for the quarter. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 2.12% and a net margin of 1.33%.The firm had revenue of C$1.13 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts forecast that Gildan Activewear Inc. will post 4.5460385 EPS for the current year.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 14th were paid a $0.249 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio is currently 186.27%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Maria Andrea Pirie Woodbridge sold 8,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$75.93, for a total transaction of C$607,440.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 2,243 shares of the company's stock, valued at C$170,310.99. This trade represents a 78.10% decrease in their position. Corporate insiders own 2.26% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel. The Company's product offering includes activewear, underwear, socks, and intimates sold to a broad range of customers, including wholesale distributors, screenprinters, embellishers, retailers or e-commerce platforms, as well as global lifestyle brand companies. Gildan markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands including Gildan®, Hanes®, Comfort Colors®, American Apparel®, ALLPRO¿, GOLDTOE®, Peds®, Bali®, Playtex®, Maidenform®, Bonds®, as well as Champion® which is under an exclusive licensing agreement for the printwear channel in the U.S.

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