Q1 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Reduced by Analyst

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the textile maker will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.31 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on GIL. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $60.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of GIL opened at $54.18 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $8.24 billion, a PE ratio of 21.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.41. Gildan Activewear has a 52-week low of $32.23 and a 52-week high of $55.39.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The textile maker reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.13 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $822.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $805.75 million. Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 27.49%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.75 EPS.

Gildan Activewear Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 12th. This is a boost from Gildan Activewear’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is 32.80%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Plato Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Gildan Activewear during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 96.1% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 810 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 61.8% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 872 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 500.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 894 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 899.0% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,009 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 908 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.83% of the company’s stock.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

Gildan Activewear Inc manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Glidan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, and American Apparel brands.