Stifel Canada Has Optimistic Outlook of TSE:GIL Q2 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Equities researchers at Stifel Canada lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.36 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.33. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on GIL. UBS Group upgraded Gildan Activewear from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Barclays upgraded Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. National Bankshares decreased their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Desjardins dropped their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$87.00 to C$80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$64.00.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 0.8 %

GIL traded up C$0.52 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$65.97. 395,316 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 444,799. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$63.71 and a 200 day moving average price of C$67.78. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of C$44.26 and a 1 year high of C$79.11. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26. The firm has a market cap of C$7.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL - Get Free Report) NYSE: GIL last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company posted $0.75 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gildan Activewear

In other news, Senior Officer Michael Schroeder sold 4,299 shares of Gildan Activewear stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$78.02, for a total value of C$335,428.68. Also, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$78.08, for a total value of C$7,808,000.00. Insiders have sold 110,144 shares of company stock worth $8,568,586 in the last ninety days. 2.26% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be issued a $0.226 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.76%.

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.