Q2 EPS Estimates for TSE:GIL Cut by National Bank Financial

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL - Free Report) NYSE: GIL - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, April 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.35. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.66 EPS.

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

GIL has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group raised shares of Gildan Activewear from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Desjardins increased their price objective on Gildan Activewear from C$82.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, National Bankshares cut their target price on Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Gildan Activewear has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$65.75.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of GIL traded up C$0.15 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching C$59.04. The stock had a trading volume of 129,360 shares, compared to its average volume of 433,356. Gildan Activewear has a 52-week low of C$44.23 and a 52-week high of C$79.11. The firm has a market cap of C$6.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83, a P/E/G ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. The business's fifty day moving average is C$65.23 and its 200 day moving average is C$67.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 100,000 shares of Gildan Activewear 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. Also, Senior Officer John Maness sold 1,661 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$68.77, for a total transaction of C$114,234.28. Insiders have sold 110,144 shares of company stock worth $8,568,586 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.26% of the company's stock.

Gildan Activewear Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 7th were given a $0.226 dividend. This is a positive change from Gildan Activewear's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.53%. Gildan Activewear's payout ratio is presently 29.76%.

About Gildan Activewear

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.