Q2 EPS Forecast for Gildan Activewear Lowered by Analyst

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, April 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.35. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Gildan Activewear’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.66 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 last year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share.

GIL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Desjardins upped their price objective on Gildan Activewear from C$82.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. National Bankshares decreased their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$83.00 to C$72.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$65.75.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of Gildan Activewear stock opened at C$58.85 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$65.52 and its 200-day moving average price is C$67.88. The firm has a market cap of C$6.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.78, a P/E/G ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a 12 month low of C$44.23 and a 12 month high of C$79.11.

Gildan Activewear Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 7th were paid a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 12th. This is a boost from Gildan Activewear’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gildan Activewear

In other news, Senior Officer Michael Schroeder sold 4,299 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$78.02, for a total transaction of C$335,428.68. Also, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$78.08, for a total value of C$7,808,000.00. In the last quarter, insiders sold 110,144 shares of company stock worth $8,568,586. Insiders own 2.26% of the company’s stock.

Gildan Activewear Company Profile

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.