Q3 EPS Estimate for Gildan Activewear Raised by Analyst

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued on Thursday, October 31st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.41 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.29. 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 FY2026 earnings at $5.35 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. National Bankshares raised their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$68.00 to C$74.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Gildan Activewear to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$44.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$46.00 to C$50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Desjardins lifted their price objective on shares of Gildan Activewear from C$63.00 to C$67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$57.20.

Gildan Activewear Stock Up 1.8 %

Gildan Activewear stock opened at C$69.50 on Monday. The company has a market cap of C$11.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64. Gildan Activewear has a 1-year low of C$41.32 and a 1-year high of C$69.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$63.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$55.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.52.

Insider Transactions at Gildan Activewear

In other news, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$61.20, for a total transaction of C$1,989,000.00. In related news, Director Michener Chandlee bought 1,196 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$40.85 per share, for a total transaction of C$48,856.60. Also, Senior Officer Rhodri Harries sold 32,500 shares of Gildan Activewear stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$61.20, for a total transaction of C$1,989,000.00. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 101,620 shares of company stock worth $4,870,471. 2.26% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Gildan Activewear Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.94%.

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.