Q3 EPS Estimates for GIL Lifted by National Bank Financial

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL - Free Report) TSE: GIL - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $1.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.99. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL - Get Free Report) TSE: GIL last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The textile maker reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $711.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $715.29 million. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 28.80%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 EPS.

GIL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Gildan Activewear from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. TD Securities raised their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays began coverage on Gildan Activewear in a research note on Monday, April 28th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $51.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $58.20.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GIL traded down $0.82 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $46.96. 654,865 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 657,123. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $44.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.80. The company has a market cap of $7.12 billion, a PE ratio of 18.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. Gildan Activewear has a 1-year low of $32.32 and a 1-year high of $55.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Gildan Activewear in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Gildan Activewear in the first quarter worth $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Gildan Activewear by 510.7% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Gildan Activewear by 4,323.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 752 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 735 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 61.8% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 872 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.83% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.75%.

About Gildan Activewear

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.