Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now expects that the company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.36. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.83 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Barclays upgraded Gildan Activewear to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$80.00 to C$85.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Desjardins cut their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$87.00 to C$80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Cfra Research raised shares of Gildan Activewear to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$73.00.
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Gildan Activewear Price Performance
Shares of TSE:GIL traded up C$0.11 during trading hours on Monday, hitting C$75.63. 91,923 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 430,793. Gildan Activewear has a 52 week low of C$52.77 and a 52 week high of C$79.61. The company has a market cap of C$8.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$69.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$67.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 2.31.
Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio is 29.76%.
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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.
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