Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:GIL Q2 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Equities researchers at Stifel Canada issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s FY2025 earnings at $4.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.68 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. National Bankshares increased their target price on Gildan Activewear from C$78.00 to C$83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Desjardins boosted their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$82.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$63.00.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

Shares of Gildan Activewear stock opened at C$78.09 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of C$8.48 billion, a PE ratio of 20.94, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$70.98 and a 200 day moving average of C$66.23. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26. Gildan Activewear has a 12 month low of C$44.23 and a 12 month high of C$78.12.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$0.82 by C$0.01. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 13.05% and a return on equity of 23.10%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$69.31, for a total transaction of C$693,102.00. 2.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.