National Bank Financial Weighs in on TSE:GIL FY2026 Earnings

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSE:GIL) (NYSE:GIL) – National Bank Financial lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gildan Activewear in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.64 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.35. The consensus estimate for Gildan Activewear’s current full-year earnings is $4.55 per share.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on GIL. National Bankshares boosted their price target on Gildan Activewear from C$68.00 to C$74.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group upgraded Gildan Activewear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$57.20.

Gildan Activewear Price Performance

Shares of GIL opened at C$73.09 on Thursday. Gildan Activewear has a 52-week low of C$44.23 and a 52-week high of C$76.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.52, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 2.35. The business’s 50 day moving average price is C$70.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$64.87. The firm has a market cap of C$11.89 billion, a PE ratio of 22.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.64.

Gildan Activewear Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.205 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 21st. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.12%. Gildan Activewear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Benito Masi sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$69.31, for a total transaction of C$693,102.00. 2.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.