GIL vs. LULU, AS, BIRK, LEVI, BRP, KTB, ZGN, UAA, UA, and CPRI
Should you be buying Gildan Activewear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gildan Activewear include lululemon athletica (LULU), Amer Sports (AS), Birkenstock (BIRK), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Under Armour (UAA), Under Armour (UA), and Capri (CPRI). These companies are all part of the "apparel" industry.
Gildan Activewear vs. Its Competitors
Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) and lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
lululemon athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Gildan Activewear. lululemon athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gildan Activewear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, lululemon athletica has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, lululemon athletica had 27 more articles in the media than Gildan Activewear. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for lululemon athletica and 9 mentions for Gildan Activewear. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.68 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the media.
lululemon athletica has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Gildan Activewear's net margin of 12.38%. lululemon athletica's return on equity of 43.48% beat Gildan Activewear's return on equity.
Gildan Activewear currently has a consensus price target of $57.91, suggesting a potential upside of 16.93%. lululemon athletica has a consensus price target of $338.73, suggesting a potential upside of 39.87%. Given lululemon athletica's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.
82.8% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
lululemon athletica beats Gildan Activewear on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:GIL) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
