Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:GIL Q1 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – National Bank Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.87. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

GIL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Desjardins raised their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$82.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group upgraded shares of Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$78.00 to C$83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$63.00.

Gildan Activewear Trading Up 1.8 %

TSE GIL opened at C$78.09 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of C$8.48 billion, a PE ratio of 20.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a 1-year low of C$44.23 and a 1-year high of C$78.12. 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 firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$70.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$66.23.

Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported C$0.83 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS.

Insider Activity

In related 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. 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.