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The price of Gildan Activewear Inc (NYSE: GIL) closed at $47.16 in the last session, down -0.11% from day before closing price of $47.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.24 million shares were traded. GIL stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.635 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.13.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GIL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 94.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.59 and its Current Ratio is at 3.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.35.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on April 28, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $51.
On January 10, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $50 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 12 ’25 when Benedetto Masi bought 30,000 shares for $47.22 per share.
Juan Carlos Contreras y Contre bought 4,900 shares of GIL for $234,122 on May 06 ’25. On Nov 05 ’24, another insider, DeHaan Jason, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 15,000 shares for $50.22 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GIL now has a Market Capitalization of 7174214656 and an Enterprise Value of 8926826496. As of this moment, Gildan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.716 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.957.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GIL is 1.19, which has changed by 0.24367094 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GIL has reached a high of $55.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.09%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GIL traded on average about 760.72K shares per day over the past 3-months and 487280 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 151.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 149.28M. Insiders hold about 1.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.18% stake in the company. Shares short for GIL as of 1748563200 were 2289630 with a Short Ratio of 3.01, compared to 1745971200 on 2014213. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2289630 and a Short% of Float of 1.76.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GIL is 0.86, which was 0.841 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017814023The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.46. The current Payout Ratio is 33.28% for GIL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1747699200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-03-30 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
