Brokers Set Expectations for TSE:GIL Q1 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.78 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on GIL. National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$78.00 to C$83.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Desjardins raised their price objective 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, February 20th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$68.50.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of TSE GIL opened at C$77.93 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is C$71.29 and its 200-day moving average is C$66.54. The stock has a market cap of C$8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.90, a P/E/G ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a twelve month low of C$44.23 and a twelve month high of C$78.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.26.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gildan Activewear

In other Gildan Activewear news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 10,000 shares of Gildan Activewear stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$69.31, for a total value of C$693,102.00. Company insiders own 2.26% of the company’s stock.

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.