Stifel Canada Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GIL Earnings

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has lowered its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Gildan Activewear from $0.97 to $0.95.
• Gildan Activewear recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.97 per share, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.96 and indicating a 6.5% revenue growth year-over-year.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.226, with a dividend yield of 1.6%, to be paid on September 15th.

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (NYSE:GIL - Free Report) TSE: GIL - Stifel Canada decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gildan Activewear in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now expects that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Cfra Research raised Gildan Activewear to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $61.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Citigroup set a $60.00 price objective on Gildan Activewear and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $64.58.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 2.1%

NYSE GIL traded up $1.1620 on Monday, reaching $55.3720. 166,436 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 768,792. The business's fifty day moving average price is $51.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 3.87, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. Gildan Activewear has a fifty-two week low of $37.16 and a fifty-two week high of $57.76.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL - Get Free Report) TSE: GIL last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 34.31% and a net margin of 14.55%.The firm had revenue of $918.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $908.41 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.74 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. Gildan Activewear has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.400-3.560 EPS.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Gildan Activewear's dividend payout ratio is presently 28.57%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in Gildan Activewear during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Gildan Activewear by 161.8% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 555 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new position in Gildan Activewear during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Gildan Activewear during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Gildan Activewear by 510.7% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 745 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 623 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.83% of the company's stock.

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.