Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for GIL Q2 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Equities researchers at Stifel Canada issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gildan Activewear in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry anticipates that the textile maker will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The textile maker reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by ($0.30). The firm 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%. Gildan Activewear’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on GIL. TD Securities lifted their target price on Gildan Activewear from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from $58.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from $60.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.00.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 2.2 %

NYSE GIL opened at $55.09 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $8.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.41. Gildan Activewear has a 12 month low of $32.23 and a 12 month high of $55.12. The company has a 50-day moving average of $49.47 and a 200-day moving average of $47.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Gildan Activewear during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 96.1% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 810 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 61.8% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 872 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 500.0% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 894 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 908 shares in the last quarter. 82.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Gildan Activewear Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.64%. This is a positive change from Gildan Activewear’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.80%.

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.