GIL vs. GOOS, IFA, UNI, RYU, QSR, CCL.B, MG, CTC, ATZ, and CTC.A
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), CCL Industries (CCL.B), Magna International (MG), Canadian Tire (CTC), Aritzia (ATZ), and Canadian Tire (CTC.A). 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
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 9 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 0 mentions for Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Canada Goose's score of 0.44 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canada Goose has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
88.1% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Canada Goose shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Canada Goose shares are owned by company 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.
Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Canada Goose 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 presently has a consensus target price of C$73.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.11%. Canada Goose has a consensus target price of C$12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.62%. Given Gildan Activewear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gildan Activewear is more favorable than Canada Goose.
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats Canada Goose on 16 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
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This page (TSE:GIL) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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