What is Stifel Canada’s Forecast for GIL Q2 Earnings?

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) – Investment analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gildan Activewear in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry forecasts 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). Gildan Activewear had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 27.49%. The company had revenue of $822.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $805.75 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

GIL has been the topic of several other research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. CIBC lifted their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Gildan Activewear from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Gildan Activewear from $58.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, TD Securities upped their price objective on Gildan Activewear from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Gildan Activewear currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $60.00.

Gildan Activewear Stock Performance

Shares of GIL opened at $55.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 2.31. Gildan Activewear has a 1 year low of $32.23 and a 1 year high of $55.12. The company’s fifty day moving average is $49.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.54.

Institutional Trading of Gildan Activewear

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its stake in shares of Gildan Activewear by 262.4% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 45,451 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,138,000 after buying an additional 32,911 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Gildan Activewear in the 4th quarter valued at about $402,000. Virtus Investment Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in Gildan Activewear during the 4th quarter valued at about $173,000. Twinbeech Capital LP acquired a new position in Gildan Activewear during the fourth quarter worth about $206,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gildan Activewear by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 14,712 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 2,798 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.83% of the company’s stock.

Gildan Activewear Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 12th. This is a boost from Gildan Activewear’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.64%. Gildan Activewear’s payout ratio 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.