Q2 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Increased by Analyst

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has increased its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Gildan Activewear from $0.91 to $0.96, reflecting a positive outlook for the company.
• Gildan Activewear's stock has received multiple ratings upgrades from various analysts, with a current average target price of $57.91 and a consensus rating of "Buy."
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.226 per share, which represents an annualized yield of 1.73% with a payout ratio of 34.75%.

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL - Free Report) TSE: GIL - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Gildan Activewear in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings per share of $0.96 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.17 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. CIBC reduced their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Scotiabank raised shares of Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays began coverage on shares of Gildan Activewear in a report on Monday, April 28th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Gildan Activewear presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $58.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of GIL stock traded down $0.64 during trading on Monday, hitting $51.91. 619,857 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 642,372. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 3.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.19. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $49.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.18. Gildan Activewear has a twelve month low of $37.16 and a twelve month high of $55.39.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL - Get Free Report) TSE: GIL last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The textile maker reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $711.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $715.29 million. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 12.38% and a return on equity of 30.61%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bridges Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 35,005 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $1,724,000 after buying an additional 1,515 shares in the last quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors now owns 452,753 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $22,294,000 after buying an additional 4,748 shares in the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 75.6% during the 2nd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 32,015 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $1,576,000 after purchasing an additional 13,784 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its position in Gildan Activewear by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 23,017 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $1,133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the period. Finally, Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. acquired a new position in Gildan Activewear during the 2nd quarter valued at about $11,802,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.83% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th were given a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.74%. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.