Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:GIL Q3 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will earn $1.43 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

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

GIL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Desjardins lowered their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$87.00 to C$80.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bankshares dropped their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Barclays raised Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded 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 given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$64.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Gildan Activewear stock traded up C$0.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$64.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 401,146 shares, compared to its average volume of 442,609. 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. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$63.20 and a 200-day moving average price of C$67.77. The firm has a market cap of C$7.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.35, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a $0.226 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gildan Activewear

In related news, Senior Officer Michael Schroeder sold 4,184 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 51 shares in the company, valued at C$3,789.94. This represents a 98.80 % decrease in their position. Also, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$78.08, for a total transaction of C$7,808,000.00. Insiders have sold 110,144 shares of company stock valued at $8,568,586 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.26% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

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.