Q3 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Reduced by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at National Bank Financial have reduced Gildan Activewear's Q3 2025 EPS estimate from $1.01 to $0.98, while the consensus for the full year remains at $3.48.
• Gildan Activewear reported an EPS of $0.97 for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, with revenues of $918.50 million, up 6.5% year-over-year.
• The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.226 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.8%, with the payment scheduled for September 15th.

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL - Free Report) TSE: GIL - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gildan Activewear in a report released on Thursday, July 31st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.98 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.01. 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 FY2025 earnings at $3.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.20 EPS.

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. The firm had revenue of $918.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $908.41 million. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 14.55%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.74 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. TD Securities upped their target price on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. National Bankshares upped their target price on Gildan Activewear from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Gildan Activewear from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, CIBC upped their price target on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "outperformer" rating in a research note on Friday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Gildan Activewear has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $62.45.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Gildan Activewear stock opened at $51.13 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.23, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $49.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.24. Gildan Activewear has a 52 week low of $37.16 and a 52 week high of $55.39. The company has a current ratio of 3.87, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of GIL. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 0.3% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 73,619 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $3,612,000 after buying an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 6,524 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 1.7% in the first quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 16,537 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $731,000 after buying an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Haven Private LLC grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 3.4% in the first quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 8,653 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 16.4% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,803 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. 82.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Gildan Activewear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a $0.226 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.57%.

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.

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