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In the latest session, Gildan Activewear Inc (NYSE: GIL) closed at $53.03 up 1.16% from its previous closing price of $52.42. In other words, the price has increased by $1.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. GIL stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.46.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Gildan Activewear Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 91.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.67 and its Current Ratio is at 3.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.37.
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, RBC Capital Mkts on August 05, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $61.
On April 28, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $51.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when Benedetto Masi bought 15,000 shares for $54.92 per share.
Benedetto Masi bought 15,000 shares of GIL for $822,482 on Aug 26 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Benedetto Masi, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $47.22 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 7911651328 and an Enterprise Value of 9733318656. As of this moment, Gildan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.912 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.6.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GIL is 1.19, which has changed by 0.20331287 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GIL has reached a high of $57.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.28%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GIL has traded an average of 901.78K shares per day and 1647390 over the past ten days. A total of 149.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.20M. Insiders hold about 1.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.32% stake in the company. Shares short for GIL as of 1755216000 were 3264862 with a Short Ratio of 3.62, compared to 1752537600 on 2158369. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3264862 and a Short% of Float of 2.55.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GIL is 0.88, from 0.862 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016444106The 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 2025-08-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-03-30 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 10.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.93, with high estimates of $0.95 and low estimates of $0.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.55 and $3.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.48. EPS for the following year is $3.89, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $4.18 and $3.7.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $924.33M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $964.1M to a low estimate of $913.7M. As of the current estimate, Gildan Activewear Inc’s year-ago sales were $891.1MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $878.69M. There is a high estimate of $891.64M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $869.3M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GIL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.27BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.67B and the low estimate is $3.58B.
