Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Gildan Activewear (GIL)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL) recently:

• 4/30/2025 – Gildan Activewear had its price target lowered by analysts at CIBC from $60.00 to $56.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/30/2025 – Gildan Activewear had its price target raised by analysts at TD Securities from $56.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Gildan Activewear is now covered by analysts at Barclays PLC. They set an “overweight” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Gildan Activewear was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:GIL opened at $49.30 on Friday. Gildan Activewear Inc. has a 1 year low of $34.62 and a 1 year high of $55.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $44.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $7.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.21.

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The textile maker reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.02. Gildan Activewear had a return on equity of 28.80% and a net margin of 12.26%. The business had revenue of $711.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $715.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Gildan Activewear Inc. will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Gildan Activewear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 20th. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio is 34.75%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gildan Activewear

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Syon Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Gildan Activewear by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 6,524 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 16,537 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $731,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Haven Private LLC grew its position in Gildan Activewear by 3.4% in the first quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 8,653 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Gildan Activewear by 61.8% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its position in Gildan Activewear by 16.4% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,803 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. 82.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.