GIL vs. GOOS, IFA, UNI, RYU, QSR, MG, CTC, CCL.B, CCL.A, and ATZ
Should you be buying Gildan Activewear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gildan Activewear include Canada Goose (GOOS), iFabric (IFA), Unisync (UNI), RYU Apparel (RYU), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Magna International (MG), Canadian Tire (CTC), CCL Industries (CCL.B), CCL Industries (CCL.A), and Aritzia (ATZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Gildan Activewear vs. Its Competitors
Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) and Canada Goose (TSE:GOOS) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 13.05% compared to Canada Goose's net margin of 5.49%. Gildan Activewear's return on equity of 23.10% beat Canada Goose's return on equity.
In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 2 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 1 mentions for Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Canada Goose's score of 0.66 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.340255, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canada Goose has a beta of 2.379044, indicating that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.
50.7% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Canada Goose shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Canada Goose shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gildan Activewear presently has a consensus price target of C$77.33, suggesting a potential downside of 9.07%. Canada Goose has a consensus price target of C$19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Given Canada Goose's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canada Goose is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats Canada Goose on 14 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 TSE 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 (TSE:GIL) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
